You recently purchased a stock that is expected to earn 40 percent in a booming economy, 20 percent in a normal economy, and lose 30 percent in a recessionary economy. There is a 20 percent probability of a boom and a 70 percent chance of a normal economy. What is the expected standard deviation of returns on this stock? Group of answer choices 16.3 percent 22.9 percent 11.5 percent 18.1 percent

Which type of data is generally stored in different file formats, such as text files, spreadsheets, and so on?

The treasurer for pittsburgh iron works wishes to use financial futures to hedge her interest rate exposure. she will sell five treasury futures contracts at $139,000 per contract. it is july and the contracts must be closed out in december of this year. long-term interest rates are currently 7.30 percent. if they increase to 9.50 percent, assume the value of the contracts will go down by 20 percent. also if interest rates do increase by 2.2 percent, assume the firm will have additional interest expense on its business loans and other commitments of $149,000. this expense, of course, will be separate from the futures contracts. a. what will be the profit or loss on the futures contract if interest rates increase to 9.50 percent by december when the contract is closed out

Jen left a job paying $75,000 per year to start her own florist shop in a building she owns. the market value of the building is $120,000. she pays $35,000 per year for flowers and other supplies, and has a bank account that pays 5 percent interest. what is the economic cost of jen's business?