You\'ve observed the following returns on Crash-n-Burn Computer\'s stock over th

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You've observed the following returns on Crash-n-Burn Computer's stock over the past five years: 17 percent, -4 percent, 20 percent, 12 percent, and 10 percent. What was the arithmetic average return on Crash-n-Burn's stock over this five-year period? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place, e.g., 32.1.) What was the variance of Crash-n-Burn's returns over this period? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 5 decimal places, e.g., 32.16161.) What was the standard deviation of Crash-n-Burn's returns over this period? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Explanation / Answer

a

Average return = (17+-4+20+12+10)/5 =11

b

Standard deviation

=sqare root of .086 = 29.33%

NO Returns (Retun-11)^2 1 17 36 2 -4 225 3 20 81 4 12 1 5 10 1 Total 55 344

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