Did the chicken actually cross the road and get to the other side?

Consider the following information on stocks a, b, c and their returns (in decimals) in each state: state prob. of state a b c boom 20% 0.27 0.22 0.16 good 45% 0.16 0.09 0.07 poor 25% 0.03 0 0.03 bust 10% -0.08 -0.04 -0.02 if your portfolio is invested 25% in a, 40% in b, and 35% in c, what is the standard deviation of the portfolio in percent? answer to two decimals, carry intermediate calcs. to at least four decimals.

Imperfect markets: a. always result in supply exceeding demand. b. occur when the buyer or seller has an influence on the price. c. do not exist in democracies. d. can't occur if there are many buyers and many sellers. e. always result in demand exceeding supply.

How does a bond differ from a stock? select all that apply. a bond is issued for a certain amount, while a stock is a small part of ownership in a company a bond is usually issued by a government, while a stock by a public for profit company a bond is something you keep forever, while a stock you can buy and sell whenever you want a bondholder receives interest from the bond-issuer, while a stock holder receives nothing until they sell the stock a bond is considered a safer investment, while a stock is considered riskier