a.

A stock has an annual return of 12 percent and a standard deviation of 58 percent. What is the smallest expected gain over the next year with a probability of 5 percent? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.)

Smallest expected gain

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b.

Does this number make sense?

Yes

No

1.

A stock has an annual return of 11 percent and a standard deviation of 44 percent. What is the smallest expected loss over the next year with a probability of 1 percent? (Negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.)

Smallest expected loss

%

2.	Does this number make sense?
	No Yes