Question: Problem 20-12 Portfolio consideration and risk aversion [LO20-4] General Meters is considering two mergers. The first is with Firm A in its own volatile industry,

 Problem 20-12 Portfolio consideration and risk aversion [LO20-4] General Meters is

Problem 20-12 Portfolio consideration and risk aversion [LO20-4] General Meters is considering two mergers. The first is with Firm A in its own volatile industry, the auto speedometer industry, while the second is a merger with Firm B in an industry that moves in the opposite direction (and will tend to level out performance due to negative correlation) General Meters Merger with Firm A General Meters Merger with Firm B Possible Earnings (S in millions) $40 50 60 Possible Earnings Probability($in millions) Probability ,25 50 25 40 50 60 .30 40 .30 a. Compute the mean, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation for both investments. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in millions. Round "Coefficient of variation" to 3 decimal places and "Standard deviation" to 2 decimal places.) Merger A Merger B Mean Standard deviation Coefficient of variation

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