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a. Given the following information, calculate the expected value for Firm Cs EPS. Data for Firms A and B are

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a. Given the following information, calculate the expected value for Firm C’s EPS. Data for Firms A and B are as follows: E(EPSA) = $5.10, and σA = $3.61; E(EPSB) = $4.20, and σB = $2.96.

PROBABILITY 0.1 0.4 $5.10 4.20 0.2 $8.40 6.90 0.2 $1.80 1.50 0.1 Firm A: EPS, Firm B: EPS, Firm C: EPS, (1.50) (1.20) (2

b. You are given that σC = $4.11. Discuss the relative riskiness of the three firms’ earnings.

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PROBABILITY 0.1 0.4 $5.10 4.20 0.2 $8.40 6.90 0.2 $1.80 1.50 0.1 Firm A: EPS, Firm B: EPS, Firm C: EPS, (1.50) (1.20) (2.40) $11.70 9.60 1.35 8.85 5.10 12.60

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