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(Excel: Calculating means, standard deviations, covariance, and correlation) Given the
probability distributions of returns for stock X and stock Y, compute:
a. the expected return for each stock, and here

RETURNS
Probability Stock X Stock Y
0.2 5% 12%
0.2 10 10
0.4 12 8
0.15 14 0
0.05 18 2

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