P7-3 (similar to) Question Help (Calculating rates of return) The common stock of Placo Enterprises had a market price of $9.22 on the day you purchased it just one year ago. During the past year the stock had paid a dividend of $1.27 and closed at a price of $11.44. What rate of return did you earn on your investment in Placo's stock? The rate of return you earned on your investment in Placo's stock is %. (Round to two decimal places.) P7-7 (similar to) :5 Question Help (Expected rate of return and risk) Syntex, Inc. is considering an investment in one of two common stocks. Given the information that follows, which investment is better, based on the risk (as measured by the standard deviation) and return? Common Stock A Return Probability 0.25 0.50 0.25 13% 16% 18% Common Stock B Probability Return 0.10 - 4% 0.40 5% 0.40 13% 0.10 23% a. Given the information in the table, the expected rate of return for stock A is %. (Round to two decimal places.) P7-8 (similar to) Question Help (Related to Checkpoint 7.2) (Calculating the geometric and arithmetic average rate of return) Marsh Inc. had the following end-of-year stock prices over the last five years and paid no cash dividends: Time Marsh $10 14 Aw o a. Calculate the annual rate of return for each year from the above information. b. What is the arithmetic average rate of return earned by investing in Marsh's stock over this period? c. What is the geometric average rate of return earned by investing in Marsh's stock over this period? d. Considering the beginning and ending stock prices for the five-year period are the same, which type of average rate of return (the arithmetic or geometric) better describes the average annual rate of return earned over the period? a. The annual rate of return at the end of year 2 is %. (Round to two decimal places.)