Which of the investments should risk-averse investor prefer

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Return on Investment
Economic Condition Probability A B C
Boom 0.5 25.0% 40.0% 5.0%
Normal 0.4 15.0 20.0 10.0
Recession 0.1 -5.0 -40.0 15.0
r^ 18.0% 24.0% ?
0` ? 23.3% 3.3%

a Compute the expected return, r^, for investment C.
b Compute the standard deviation, 0`, for investment A
c Based on the total risk of return, which of the investments should a risk-averse investor prefer?

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