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If you have $8,000 invested in each of two stocks whose expected rates of return are 9% and 11% respectively, $15,000 invested in a stock whose expected return is 10%, $20,000 invested in a stock whose return is 12%, and  $10,000 invested in a stock whose return is 14%, what is the expected return on your portfolio?

The annual rates of return for the Van Dyke Corporation for the past 10 years are: -35%, -5%, 10%, 20%, 35%, 5%, 3%, -1%, 12% and 22%. Calculate the average return, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation for Van Dyke. Explain how the standard deviation and coefficient of variation can be interpreted?