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It costs $1,000 to enter the following game of chance, which is based on the outcome of a coin toss (fair coin). If the coin comes up 'heads' then you win and walk away with $1,100, which is a 10% rate of return. If the coin comes up 'tails', then you lose and walk away with $900, which is a -10% rate of return. What is the standard deviation of the returns?
◦ 9%
◦ 15%
◦ 30%
◦ 10%
◦ 5%


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nmorano1

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