Calculate the standard deviation for stock

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Consider the following information:

Rate of return if state occurs

Probability of state of economy Stock A Stock B

State of Economy

Recession 0.10 0.04 -.20

Normal 0.50 0.08 0.16

Boom 0.40 0.13 0.34

Calculate the expected return for Stock A. (Do not round your intermediate calculations.)

Calculate the expected return for Stock B. (Do not round your intermediate calculations.)

Calculate the standard deviation for Stock A. (Do not round your intermediate calculations.)

Calculate the standard deviation for Stock B. (Do not round your intermediate calculations.)

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