ISK AND RETURN: Stock A and Stock B have the following distribution of rates of return: State of the economy Probability Stock A returns Stock B returns Recession 0.10 -20% 30% Normal 0.60 10 20 Boom 0.30 70 50 a. What are the expected returns and standard deviations of these two shares? b. As an investment analyst with Gold Coast Securities Ltd, which of these stocks would you recommend to a risk avoider investor?
RISK AND RETURN: Stock A and Stock B have the following distribution of rates of return:
State of the economy Probability Stock A returns Stock B returns
Recession 0.10 -20% 30%
Normal 0.60 10 20
Boom 0.30 70 50
a. What are the expected returns and standard deviations of these two shares?
b. As an investment analyst with Gold Coast Securities Ltd, which of these stocks would
you recommend to a risk avoider investor?
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