QUESTION 2 The following table contains data on the returns of stock A and stock B from 2021 to 2024: Year 2021 2022 2023 2024 Return on stock A 6 8 10 12 Return on stock B 13 10 14 11 1. Compute the mean return on stock A and the mean return on stock B; 2. Compute the variance of the return on stock A and the variance of the return on stock B; 3. Compute the standard deviation of the return on stock A and the standard deviation of the return on stock B; 4. Compute the coefficient of variation of the return on stock A and stock B; 5. Compute RRC for stock A and stock B (Hint: RRC 6. Would you invest in Stock A or Stock B? Why? Mean Return/Standard Deviation);

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