What is the expected return of the stock investment? % (Round to two decimal places.)

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Expected return. Hull Consultants, a famous think tank in the Midwest, has provided probability estimates for the four potential economic states for the coming year. The probability
of a boom economy is 12%, the probability of a stable growth economy is 16%, the probability of a stagnant economy is 52%, and the probability of a recession is 20%. Estimate the
expected returns on the following individual investments for the coming year,
Hint: Make sure to round all intermediate calculations
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What is the expected return of the stock investment?
% (Round to two decimal places.)
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Investment
Stock
Corporate bond
Government bond
Boom
27%
10%
9%
Forecasted Returns for Each Economy
Stable
Growth
13%
7%
6%
Stagnant
6%
6%
5%
Recession
- 15%
3%
2%
Transcribed Image Text:Expected return. Hull Consultants, a famous think tank in the Midwest, has provided probability estimates for the four potential economic states for the coming year. The probability of a boom economy is 12%, the probability of a stable growth economy is 16%, the probability of a stagnant economy is 52%, and the probability of a recession is 20%. Estimate the expected returns on the following individual investments for the coming year, Hint: Make sure to round all intermediate calculations answers you will type. What is the expected return of the stock investment? % (Round to two decimal places.) Data table (Click on the following icon in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.) Investment Stock Corporate bond Government bond Boom 27% 10% 9% Forecasted Returns for Each Economy Stable Growth 13% 7% 6% Stagnant 6% 6% 5% Recession - 15% 3% 2%
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