The rate of return on General Electric common stock over the coming year is normally distributed with an expected value of 15 percent and a standard deviation of 12 percent. Determine the probability of earning a negative rate of return.

Given the information below, compute the expected return and standard deviation for the two stocks: Economic condition Probability Stock A Return Recession Normal Boom 0.30 0.55 0.15 6% 7% 11% Stock B Return -20% 13% 33%

he last four years of returns for a stock are as shown​ here: LOADING... . 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? Note​: Notice that the average return and standard deviation must be entered in percentage format. The variance must be entered in decimal format.       Question content area bottom Part 1 a. What is the average annual​ return?   The average return is enter your response here​%. ​(Round to two decimal​ places.) Part 2 b. What is the variance of the​ stock's returns?   The variance of the returns is enter your response here. ​ (Round to five decimal​ places.) Part 3 c. What is the standard deviation of the​ stock's returns?   The standard deviation is enter your response here​%. ​(Round to two decimal​ places.)       Time Remaining: 00:26:16                     pop-up content starts Data table ​(Click on the following icon   in order…

Calculating Real Returns and Risk Premiums You’ve observed the following returns on Bennington Corporation’s stock over the past five years: 13 percent, −8 percent, 16 percent, 16 percent, and 10 percent. Suppose the average inflation rate over this period was 1.5 percent and the average T-bill rate over the period was 5 percent.   a. What was the average real return on the company's stock? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. What was the average nominal risk premium on the company's stock?