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The stock of Business Adventures sells for $50 a share. Its likely dividend payout and end-of-year price depend on the state of the economy by the end of the year as follows: Boom Normal economy Recession Expected return Standard deviation Dividend $ 3.00 1.20 0.75 Required: a. Calculate the expected holding-period return and standard deviation of the holding-period return. All three scenarios are equally likely. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Stock Price $ 60 58 49 Expected return Standard deviation % % b. Calculate the expected return and standard deviation of a portfolio invested half in Business Adventures and half in Treasury bills. The return on bills is 5%. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) % %

The stock of Business Adventures sells for $50 a share. Its likely dividend payout and end-of-year price depend on the state of the economy by the end of the year as follows: Required: a. Calculate the expected holding-period return and standard deviation of the holding-period return. All three scenarios are equally likely. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) b. Calculate the expected return and standard deviation of a portfolio invested half in Business Adventures and half in Treasury bilis. The return on bills is 5%. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)