Investment alternatives

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1. Award: 10.00 points
   Five investment alternatives have the following returns and standard deviations of returns.
   Alternatives
   Returns:
   Expected Value
   Standard
   Deviation
   A $ 1,280 $ 1,150
   B 1,790 1,490
   C 12,300 2,200
   D 1,310 1,350
   E 65,400 19,400
   Calculate the coefficient of variation and rank the five alternatives from the lowest risk to the highest risk by using the coefficient of variation.
   (Round your answers to 3 decimal places.)
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   Alternatives Coefficient of
   Variation Rank
   A
   B
   C
   D
   E
   References
   Worksheet Difficulty: 1 Easy Learning Objective: 13-01 The concept of risk is based on
   uncertainty about future outcomes. It requires the
   computation of quantitative measures as well as qualitative
   considerations.

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