Aquarius Inc

Multiple Choice

Aquarius Inc.has posted the following annual returns for the past 5 years: 17%, 23%, -13%, 7%, and -15%.What are the variance and standard deviation of these annual returns?

A) Variance = 0.00237; standard deviation = 0.04868
B) Variance = 0.06221; standard deviation = 0.2494
C) Variance = 0.02972; standard deviation = 0.1724
D) Variance = 0.2341; standard deviation = 0.4838