Demand for the Company's Products Probability of this Demand Occurring Weak 0.1 Rate of Return if this Demand Occurs (30%) Below average 0.1 (14) Average 0.3 11 Above average 0.3 20 Strong 0.2 45 1.0 Assume the risk-free rate is 2%. Calculate the stock's expected return, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, and Sharpe ratio.

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EXPECTED RETURN A stock's returns have the following distribution:
Demand for the
Company's Products
Weak
Below average
Probability of this
Demand Occurring
0.1
Rate of Return if this
Demand Occurs
(30%)
0.1
(14)
Average
Above average
Strong
0.3
11
0.3
20
0.2
45
1.0
Assume the risk-free rate is 2%. Calculate the stock's expected return, standard deviation,
coefficient of variation, and Sharpe ratio.
Transcribed Image Text:8-1 EXPECTED RETURN A stock's returns have the following distribution: Demand for the Company's Products Weak Below average Probability of this Demand Occurring 0.1 Rate of Return if this Demand Occurs (30%) 0.1 (14) Average Above average Strong 0.3 11 0.3 20 0.2 45 1.0 Assume the risk-free rate is 2%. Calculate the stock's expected return, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, and Sharpe ratio.
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