You have been given the expected return data shown in the first table on three assets—​F, G, and H—over the period 2019

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 You have been given the expected return data shown in the first table on three assets—​F, G, and H—over the period 2019

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 You have been given the expected return data shown in the first
table on three assets—​F, G, and H—over the period 2019​-2022​:
2016 17 18
15
2017 18 17
16
2018 19 16
17
2019 20 15
18
.Using these​ assets, you have isolated the three
investment alternatives shown in the following​ table:
Alternative
Investment
1
​100% of asset F
2
​50% of asset F and​ 50% of asset G
3
​50% of asset F and​ 50% of asset H
a.  Calculate the average return over the​ 4-year period
for each of the three alternatives.
b.  Calculate the standard deviation of returns over
the​ 4-year period for each of the three alternatives.
c.  Use your findings in parts a and b to calculate the
coefficient of variation for each of the three alternatives.
d.  On the basis of your​ findings, which of the three
investment alternatives do you think performed better over
this​ period? ​ Why?
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