2. Below is actual price and dividend data for three companies for each of seven months.

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Compute the rate of return for each company Compute the average rate or return for each company.
Compute the standard deviation Of the rate of return for each company.
Compute the correlation coefficient between all possiblc pairs Of securities.
Compute the average return and standard deviation for the following portfolios:

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Security A Security B Security C Time Price Dividend Price Dividend Price Dividend 1 57 333 106 22 368 108 45 3 4 0.725 368 1.35 124 0.40 382 122 386 135 6 59 0.725 397 1.35 141 0.42 7 60% 392 165 "A dividend entry on the same line as a price indicates that the return between that time period and the previous period consisted of a capital gain (or loss) and the receipt of the dividend.