Investment advisers estimated the stock market returns for four market segments: computers, financial, manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals. Annual return projections vary depending on whether the general economic conditions are improving, stable, or declining. The anticipated annual return percentages for each market segment under each economic condition are as follows: Economic Condition

Market Segment

Improving

Stable

Declining

Computers

10%

2%

-4%

Financial

8%

5%

-3%

Manufacturing

6%

4%

-2%

Pharmaceuticals

6%

5%

-1%

a. Assume that an individual investor wants to select one market segment for a new investment. A forecast shows improving to declining economic conditions with the following probabilities: improving (0.2), stable (0.5), and declining (0.3). What is the preferred market segment for the investor, and what is the expected return?