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Price MSFT IBM S&P500 2008 19.44 84.16 903.25 2009 30.48 130.9 1115.1 2010 27.91 146.76 1257.64 2011 25.96 183.88 1257.6 2012 26.71 191.55 1426.19 2013

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MSFT IBM S&P500
2008 19.44 84.16 903.25
2009 30.48 130.9 1115.1
2010 27.91 146.76 1257.64
2011 25.96 183.88 1257.6
2012 26.71 191.55 1426.19
2013 37.41 187.57 1848.36
2014 46.45 160.44 2058.9

1. What is the return for each year for each stock and the S&P500? (What formula do I use in excel?

2. What is the average return over the period for each stock and the S&P500?

3. What is the standard deviation for MSFT and IBM? Which stock is the riskiest?

4. What is the beta of MSFT and IBM?

(Need help figuring out how to calculate all of this in Excel)

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