Four assets have the following distribution of returns. Probability                                    Rate of return (%) Occurrence                   A                  B             C                D 0.1                               10.0               6.0           14.0            2.0 0.2                               10.0               8.0           12.0            6.0 0.4                               10.0               10.0         10.0            9.0 0.2                               10.0               12.0          8.0             15.0 0.1                               10.0                14.0         6.0              20.0 In each asset alculate The expected rate of return, standard deviation, variance coefficient of variation

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Four assets have the following distribution of returns.


Probability                                    Rate of return (%)
Occurrence                   A                  B             C                D
0.1                               10.0               6.0           14.0            2.0
0.2                               10.0               8.0           12.0            6.0
0.4                               10.0               10.0         10.0            9.0
0.2                               10.0               12.0          8.0             15.0
0.1                               10.0                14.0         6.0              20.0

In each asset alculate

  1. The expected rate of return,
  2. standard deviation,
  3. variance
  4. coefficient of variation 
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