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Calculate the standard deviation of the expected dollar returns for Computer Company Inc., given the following distribution of returns:

Probability Return
0.2 $50
0.5 $20
0.3 -$15

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Computer Company Inc. has a beta coefficient of 0.7 and a required rate of return of 15 percent. The market risk premium is currently 5 percent. If the inflation premium increases by 2 percentage points, and Computer Company Inc. acquires new assets which increase its beta by 50 percent, what will be Computer Company's new required rate of return?

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Standard Deviation/ Rate of Return
Calculate the standard deviation of the expected dollar returns for Computer Company Inc., given the following distribution of returns:

Probability Return
0.2 $50
0.5 $20
0.3 -$15

Expected Return = Σ p(µ)
= (0.2) x 50 + (0.5) x 20 + (0.3) x (-15) = ...

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