You are comparing Stock A to Stock B. Given the following information, what is the difference in the expected returns of these two securities?

State of Economy	Probability of State of Economy	Rate of Return if State Occurs
		Stock A	Stock B
Normal	45%	12%	17%
Recession	55%	-22	-31

-0.85 percent

2.70 percent

3.05 percent

13.45 percent

13.55 percent