Expected return on equally weighted portfolio

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Consider the following information: Rate of Return If State Occurs State of Probability of Economy State of Economy Stock A Stock B Stock C Boom .60 .15 .23 .42 Bust .40 .18 .08 −.09 a. What is the expected return on an equally weighted portfolio of these three stocks? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Expected return % b. What is the variance of a portfolio invested 24 percent each in A and B and 52 percent in C? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 6 decimal places, e.g., 32.161616.) Variance

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