The last four years of returns for a stock are as follows: Year Return 1 - 4.3% 2 28.1% 3 11.6% a. What is the average annual return? b. What is the variance of the stock's returns? c. What is the standard deviation of the stock's returns? a. What is the average annual return? The average return is%. (Round to two decimal places.) 4 3.7% ***

standard deviation of the stock's returns? 01 20. Arithmetic and Geometric Returns A stock has had returns of –26 percent, 12 percent, 34 percent, -8 percent, 27 percent, and 23 percent over the last six years. What are the arithmetic and geometric average returns for the stock?

A stock has the following prices at the end of each of the following 5 years. What is the geometric average return over the period? Year 20x1 20x2 20x3 20x4 20x5 b. 1.17% 4 c. 2.26% d. 1.94% Price $2.17 $2.19 $2.12 $2.51 $2.3 Finish review

Consider the following annual returns of Estee Lauder and Lowe’s Companies:    EsteeLauder Lowe’s Companies Year 1   23.4 %   −6.0 % Year 2   −26.0     16.1   Year 3   17.6     4.2   Year 4   49.9     48.0   Year 5   −16.8     −19.0     Compute each stock’s average return, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)                                                ESTEE LAUDER.                     LOWES COMPANY   Average return.                                                 %.                                                    %        Standard deviation                                               %                                                  % Coefficient of variation