Based on the following information: State of Economy Probability of State of Economy Return on Stock J Return on Stock K Bear .20 -.030.024 Normal .55.128.052 Bull .25 .208.082 a. Calculate the expected return for each of the stocks. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. Calculate the standard deviation for each of the stocks. ( Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g , 32.16.) c. What is the covariance between the returns of the two stocks? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 6 decimal places, e.g., .161616.) d. What is the correlation between the returns of the two stocks? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 4 decimal places, e.g., .1616.)

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Based on the following information: State of Economy
Probability of State of Economy Return on Stock J
Return on Stock K Bear .20 -.030.024 Normal
.55.128.052 Bull .25 .208.082 a. Calculate the
expected return for each of the stocks. (Do not round
intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a
percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b.
Calculate the standard deviation for each of the stocks. (
Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your
answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g
, 32.16.) c. What is the covariance between the
returns of the two stocks? (Do not round intermediate
calculations and round your answer to 6 decimal places,
e.g., .161616.) d. What is the correlation between
the returns of the two stocks? (Do not round
intermediate calculations and round your answer to 4
decimal places, e.g., .1616.)
Transcribed Image Text:Based on the following information: State of Economy Probability of State of Economy Return on Stock J Return on Stock K Bear .20 -.030.024 Normal .55.128.052 Bull .25 .208.082 a. Calculate the expected return for each of the stocks. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. Calculate the standard deviation for each of the stocks. ( Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g , 32.16.) c. What is the covariance between the returns of the two stocks? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 6 decimal places, e.g., .161616.) d. What is the correlation between the returns of the two stocks? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 4 decimal places, e.g., .1616.)
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