Suppose that your estimates of the possible one-year returns from investing in the common stock of the AYZ Corporation were as follows:   Probability of occurrence 0.15 0.25 0.3 0.15 0.15 Possible return -10% 5% 20% 35% 50%   What are the expected return? Calculate the standard deviation?

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  • Suppose that your estimates of the possible one-year returns from investing in the common stock of the AYZ Corporation were as follows:

 

Probability of occurrence

0.15

0.25

0.3

0.15

0.15

Possible return

-10%

5%

20%

35%

50%

 

  1. What are the expected return?
  2. Calculate the standard deviation?
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