Expected rate of return and standard deviation of returns


You are considering investing in a project with the following possible outcomes:

Probability of Investment
States Occurrence Returns

State 1: Economic boom   15% 16%
State 2: Economic growth  45% 12%
State 3: Economic decline  25%   5%
State 4: Depression           15%  -5%

Calculate the expected rate of return and standard deviation of returns for this investment.

a.    9.8%, 7.0%
b.    7.0%, 43.6%
c.    8.3%, 6.6%
d.    8.3%, 16.1%

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