The stock of Business Adventures sells for $60 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 $2.00 $70

Normal economy 1.80 63

Recession 0.90 54

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.)

Expected return:

Standard return:

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 5%. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Expected return:

Standard return: