ts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Jan. Feb.

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Attached in images are the returns on two stocks:

a. Calculate the variance and standard deviation of each stock. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

                   Digital Cheese Return                           Executive Fruit Return

Variance:

Standard Deviation:

b. Which stock is riskier if held on its own? Digital Cheese or Executive Fruit

c. Now calculate the returns in each month of a portfolio that invests an equal amount each month in the two stocks. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Jan.

Feb. 

March

April

May 

June

July

August

d. Is the variance more or less than halfway between the variance of the two individual stocks?  

Digital
Executive
Cheese
Fruit
+17
January
February
+6
-4
+1
March
+6
+5
April
May
+8
+15
-5
+2
June
+4
+4
July
-3
-4
August
-9
-3
Transcribed Image Text:Digital Executive Cheese Fruit +17 January February +6 -4 +1 March +6 +5 April May +8 +15 -5 +2 June +4 +4 July -3 -4 August -9 -3
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