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The rate of return on Cherry Jalopies, Inc., stock over the last five years was 20 percent, 11 percent, -6 percent, 5 percent, and 8 percent. Over the same period, the return on Straw Construction Company’s stock was 16 percent, 19 percent, -3 percent, 2 percent, and 15 percent.

     Cherry        Straw    
  Variance    
  Standard deviation % %