You are considering two stocks A and B for your portfolio. Your economic analysis suggests that...

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You are considering two stocks A and B for your portfolio. Your economic analysis suggests that there is a 25% chance of an "economic boom", 50% chance of "normalcy" and a 25% chance of a "recession". Given the three "States of the Economy" and the above "probabilities", you expect that Stock A will provide a return of 20% during "economic boom", a return of 10% during "normalcy" and a return of 0% during "recession". Stock B on the other hand is expected to provide a return of 5% during "economic boom", a return of 10% during "normalcy" and a return of 15% during "recession". The total risk of holding Stock A is: You are considering two stocks A and B for your portfolio. Your economic analysis suggests that there is a 25% chance of an "economic boom", 50% chance of "normalcy" and a 25% chance of a "recession". Given the three "States of the Economy" and the above "probabilities", you expect that Stock A will provide a return of 20% during "economic boom", a return of 10% during "normalcy" and a return of 0% during "recession". Stock B on the other hand is expected to provide a return of 5% during "economic boom", a return of 10% during "normalcy" and a return of 15% during "recession". The total risk of holding Stock A is:

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