The stock of Tristar Bank will have a loss of 10.8 percent in a slow economy, a return of 10.6 percent in a normal economy, and a return of 24.5 percent in a fast-growing economy. There is 30 percent probability of a slow economy, 39 percent probability of a normal economy, and 31 percent probability of a fast-growing economy. What is the variance of the stock's returns?

A stock will have a loss of 10.6 percent in  a bad economy, a return of 10.4 percent in a normal economy, and a return of 24.3 percent in a hot economy.  There is 28 percent probability of a bad economy, 41 percent probability of a normal economy, and 31 percent probability of a hot economy.  What is the variance of the stock's returns?

The expected rate of return for the stock of Cornhusker Enterprises is 15 percent, with a standard deviation of 5 percent. The expected rate of return for the stock of Mustang Associates is 10 percent, with a standard deviation of 2 percen a. Which stock would you consider to be riskier? Round your answers to two decimal places. The coefficient of variation of returns for Cornhusker's stock: The coefficient of variation of returns for Mustang's stock: ✓is riskier. -Select- b. If you knew that the beta coefficient of Cornhusker stock is 0.9 and the beta of Mustang is 0.6, how would your answer to Part a change? Looking only at systematic risk -Select- ✓is riskier.

Suppose that stock market returns are normally distributed with a mean of 7% and a standard deviation of 20%. There should be about a 16% chance of getting a return less than _______%. Write your answer as a whole number: eg, -15% = -15.