On January 1, FinCorp Inc. published the following forecasts for the economy: During the year you observed

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On January 1, FinCorp Inc. published the following forecasts for the economy:

On January 1, FinCorp Inc. published the following forecasts for


During the year you observed quarterly returns of 2 percent, −5 percent, 3 percent, and 8 percent.

a. Calculate the ex ante expected quarterly return.

b. Calculate the ex ante standard deviation of quarterly returns.

c. Calculate the ex post average quarterly return.

d. Calculate the ex post standard deviation of quarterly returns.

e. Explain the difference between the ex ante and ex post returns.

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Introduction To Corporate Finance

ISBN: 9781118300763

3rd Edition

Authors: Laurence Booth, Sean Cleary

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