Problem 13-9 Returns and Variances [LO1] Consider the following information: Rate of Return if State Occurs State of Economy Probability of State of Economy Boom Bust .60 .40 Stock A .08 Stock B .16 Stock C .34 .18 .08 -.07 a. What is the expected return on an equally weighted portfolio of these three stocks? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. What is the variance of a portfolio invested 18 percent each in A and B and 64 percent in C? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 6 decimal places, e.g., .161616.) Answer is complete but not entirely correct. a. Expected return b. Variance 14.13% 0.005703

Problem 13-9 Returns and Variances [LO1] Consider the following information: Rate of Return if State Occurs State of Economy Probability of State of Economy Boom Bust .60 .40 Stock A .08 Stock B .16 Stock C .34 .18 .08 -.07 a. What is the expected return on an equally weighted portfolio of these three stocks? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. What is the variance of a portfolio invested 18 percent each in A and B and 64 percent in C? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 6 decimal places, e.g., .161616.) Answer is complete but not entirely correct. a. Expected return b. Variance 14.13% 0.005703

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