Clevenger Manufacturing, Inc. has prepared the following information regarding two securities A and B State of Economy
Question:
Clevenger Manufacturing, Inc. has prepared the following information regarding two securities A and B State of Economy Probability of State of Economy
Returns on Security A (%) Returns on Security B (%)
Recession 0.2 10 11
Normal 0.5 14 18
Expansion 0.3 16 23
Both stocks do not pay any dividends. The correlation coefficient between returns on security A and returns on the market portfolio is 0.3. The correlation coefficient between returns on security B and returns on the market portfolio is 0.7.
Calculate expected return and standard deviation.