Determine the standard deviation of the risk premium


Response to the following problem:

Here are stock market and Treasury bill percentage returns between 2006 and 2010:

Year                       Stock Market Return                  T-Bill Return

2006                             17.37                                  6.40

2007                             7.91                                    6.16

2008                            ?39.13                                  2.00

2009                            29.80                                    0.60

2010                            19.66                                    0.62

a. What was the risk premium on common stock in each year? (Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

b. What was the average risk premium? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

c. What was the standard deviation of the risk premium? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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