Given the following probability distribution for assets X and Y, compute the expected rate of return, variance, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation for the two assets. Which asset is a better investment?
What will be an ideal response?
Expected value = 10.7% Expected value = 11.15%
Variance = 2.01 Variance = 0.63
SD = 1.42% SD = 0.79%
CV = SD/r
Asset X: CV = 1.42/10.70 = 0.13
Asset Y: CV = 0.79/11.15 = 0.07
Asset Y is preferred.
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