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Consider the following information on Stocks I and II:

Rate of Return if State Occurs
State of Probability of
Economy State of Economy Stock I Stock II
Recession .30 .05 .30
Normal .45 .22 .10
Irrational exuberance .25 .05 .50

The market risk premium is 6 percent, and the risk-free rate is 2 percent. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your standard deviation answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16). Round your beta answers to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

The standard deviation on Stock I's expected return is percent, and the Stock I beta is . The standard deviation on Stock II's expected return is percent, and the Stock II beta is . Therefore, Stock (Click to select) II I is "riskier".

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