Suppose you have a project that has a 0.4 chance of tripling your investment in a year and a 0.6 chance of doubling your investment in a year. What is the standard deviation of the rate of return on this investment? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a decimal rounded to 4 places.)

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1. Suppose you have a project that has a 0.4 chance of tripling your investment in a year and a 0.6 chance of doubling your investment in a year. What is the standard deviation of the rate of return on this investment? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a decimal rounded to 4 places.)

 

2. The composition of the Fingroup Fund portfolio is as follows:

 

Stock Shares Price
A   200,000   $ 39  
B   284,000     32  
C   408,000     28  
D   680,000     35  
 

 

During the year the portfolio manager sells all of the holdings of stock D and replaces it with 200,000 shares of stock E at $50 per share and 230,000 shares of stock F at $60 per share.

What is the portfolio turnover rate? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)

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