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Transcribed Image Text:The stock of Business Adventures sells for $50 a share.
Its likely dividend payout and end-of-year price
depend on the state of the economy by the end of the
year as follows: Dividend Stock Price Boom $ 3.00 $ 58
Normal economy 1.40 52 Recession 0.70 43 Required: a
Calculate the expected holding - period return and
standard deviation of the holding - period return. All
three scenarios are equally likely. (Do not round
intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2
decimal places.) b. Calculate the expected return and
standard deviation of a portfolio invested half in
Business Adventures and half in Treasury bills. The
return on bills is 3%. (Do not round intermediate
calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
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