Lose money by investing in common stock

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Suppose the returns on large-company stocks are normally distributed. Also suppose large-company stocks had an average return of 11.1% and a standard deviation of 23.4%. Use the NORMDIST function in Excel® to answer the following question: Required: Determine the probability that in any given year you will lose money by investing in common stock.

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