a. Given the information in the table, the expected rate of return for stock A is [ ]%? Round to decimals

The standard deviation of stock A is [ ]%?

b. The expected rate of return for stock B is [ ]%?

The standard deviation for stock B is [ ]%?

c. Based on the risk (as measured by the standard deviation) and return of each stock, which investment is better? [ Stock A , Stock B ]?

(Expected rate of return and risk) Syntex, Inc. is considering an investment in one of two common stocks. Given the information that follows, which investment is better, based on the risk (as measured by the standard deviation) and return? (Click on the icon in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.)