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General Meters is considering two mergers. The first is withFirm A in its own volatile industry, the auto speedometer industry,while the second is a merger with Firm B in an industry that movesin the opposite direction (and will tend to level out performancedue to negative correlation). General Meters Merger with Firm AGeneral Meters Merger with Firm B Possible Earnings ($ in millions)Probability Possible Earnings ($ in millions) Probability $ 20 .20$ 20 .15 65 .40 65 .50 110 .40 110 .35 a. Compute the mean,standard deviation, and coefficient of variation for bothinvestments. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter youranswers in millions. Round "Coefficient of variation" to 3 decimalplaces and "Standard deviation" to 2 decimal places.) b. Assuminginvestors are risk-averse, which alternative can be expected tobring the higher valuation?