You have the following projections for two stocks. State of economy Recession Normal Boom Possibility of...

 

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You have the following projections for two stocks. State of economy Recession Normal Boom Possibility of state .20 .50 .30 -.15 .20 .60 Rate of return if state occurs Stock X .20 .30 .40 Stock Y a) What are the expected returns and standard deviations for these two stocks? b) Decide which stock the firm should invest in and justify your decision. c) Suppose the firm has $20,000 total and it wants to invest $15,000 in stock X and the remainder in stock Y. Using the above information, what would be the expected return and standard deviation of the firm's portfolio? You have the following projections for two stocks. State of economy Recession Normal Boom Possibility of state .20 .50 .30 -.15 .20 .60 Rate of return if state occurs Stock X .20 .30 .40 Stock Y a) What are the expected returns and standard deviations for these two stocks? b) Decide which stock the firm should invest in and justify your decision. c) Suppose the firm has $20,000 total and it wants to invest $15,000 in stock X and the remainder in stock Y. Using the above information, what would be the expected return and standard deviation of the firm's portfolio?

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