Assume that for a $5-$year period, large$-$company stocks had annual rates of return of $25\mathrm{.}04$ percent, $9\mathrm{.}90$ percent, $12\mathrm{.}69$ percent, $18\mathrm{.}10$ percent, and $32\mathrm{.}89$ percent. What is the variance of these returns?

A$.\mathrm{.}0613$

B$.\mathrm{.}0591$

C$.\mathrm{.}0559$

D$.\mathrm{.}0525$