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Assessing return and risk Tento Manufacturing must choose between two asset purchases. The annual rate of return and the related probabilities are given in the following table. Summarize the firm's analysis to this point.

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Rate of return Probability Rate of return Probability
(-10%) 0.01 10% 0.05
10 0.04 15 0.10
20 0.05 20 0.10
30 0.10 25 0.15
40 0.15 30 0.20
45 0.30 35 0.15
50 0.15 40 0.10
60 0.10 45 0.10
70 0.05 50 0.05
80 0.04
100 0.01

a. For each project, compute:
(1) The range of possible rates of return.
(2) The expected value of return.
(3) The standard deviation of the returns.
(4) The coefficient of variation of the returns.
b. Construct a bar chart of each distribution of rates of return.
c. Which project would you consider less risky? Why?

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