Question: 3a. Given the Flight Centre monthly share prices from Jan 2020 - Dec 2020, calculate the monthly returns, and the standard deviation. (3.5 marks) [Ensure

3a. Given the Flight Centre monthly share prices
3a. Given the Flight Centre monthly share prices from Jan 2020 - Dec 2020, calculate the monthly returns, and the standard deviation. (3.5 marks) [Ensure to show your workings. Percentage results must be presented in two decimals.] Date Flight Centre Monthly Returns 1/01/2021 $ 15.85 1/12/2020 $ 17.11 1/11/2020 $ 11.26 1/10/2020 $ 13.77 1/09/2020 $ 13.23 1/08/2020 $ 10.59 1/07/2020 $ 11.12 1/06/2020 $ 13.08 1/05/2020 $ 10.99 1/04/2020 8.92 1/03/2020 $ 29.36 1/02/2020 $ 35.39 Page 1 of 2 Griffith 721 1AFE UNIVERSITY 1/01/2020 $ 6.25 3b. Briefly explain the general impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Flight Centre' stock price during the last year 2020. (1.5 mark) 3c. Comparing your results from (A) with the Flight Centre's previous year performance (see table below), explain the difference in its total risk measures. (5 marks) [Ensure to address risk/return trade-off, the two components of total risk and determine which one most likely affected Qantas' total risk measures from one year to the other.] Flight Center 2019 Average monthly return 0.48% Standard Deviation 7.58%

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