Problem 13-7 Calculating Returns and Standard Deviations [LO1]

Consider the following information:

				Rate of Return If State Occurs
State of	Probability of
Economy	State of Economy			Stock A			Stock B
Recession		.18			.09			.13
Normal		.59			.12			.16
Boom		.23			.17			.33

Calculate the expected return for each stock. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

	Expected return
Stock A	%
Stock B	%

Calculate the standard deviation for each stock. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

	Standard deviation
Stock A	%
Stock B	%