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$)$ andreturn?

a$.$ Given the information in the table, the expected rate of return for stock A is $\_\_\_\_\_\%.($Round to two decimal places.$)$

The standard deviation of Stock A is $\_\_\_\_\_\_\%.($Round to two decimal places.$)$

b$.$ The expected rate of return for Stock B is $\_\_\_\_\_\_\%.($Round to two decimal places.$)$

The standard deviation for stock B is $\_\_\_\_\_\_\%.($Round to two decimal places.$)$

c$.$ Based on the risk $($as measured by the standard deviation$)$ and return of each stock, which investment is better? $($Select the best choice below.$)$

$$ A$.$ Stock A is better because it has a higher expected rate of return with less risk.

$$ B$.$ Stock B is better because it has a lower expected rate of return with more risk.