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1 December, 08:30

Pl lumber stock is expected to return 22 percent in a booming economy, 15 percent in a normal economy, and lose 2 percent in a recession. the probabilities of an economic boom, normal state, or recession are 5 percent, 92 percent, and 3 percent, respectively. what is the expected rate of return on this stock?

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  1. 1 December, 08:52
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    Expected rate of return Probabilities

    Booming 22% 5%

    Normal 15% 92%

    Recession 2% 3%

    The expected rate of return on this stock is solved by multiply each expected rate of return to its corresponding probability and getting the sum of all products.

    Booming: 0.22 x 0.05 = 0.011

    Normal: 0.15 x 0.92 = 0.138

    Recession 0.02 x 0.03 = 0.0006

    Sum total 0.1496 or 14.96% is the expected rate of return on this stock
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