Ray Crofford Is Evaluating Investment Alternatives for the $100,000 Which $\quad$

question 46

Multiple Choice

Ray Crofford is evaluating investment alternatives for the $100,000 which he inherited from his grandfather.His investment advisor has identified four alternatives and constructed the following table which shows expected profits (in $10,000's) for various market conditions and their probabilities. $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$$\quad$$\text { Market Condition }$
$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Investment } & \text { Bull(.5) } & \text { Neutral(.3) } & \text { Bear(.2) } \\\hline \text { T-Bills } & 3 & 3 & 3 \\\hline \text { Stocks } & 21 & 11 & -30 \\\hline \text { Bonds } & 15 & 4 & -3 \\\hline \text { Mixture } & 13 & 6 & -10 \\\hline\end{array}$

The EMV of investing in Mixture is ________.

• A)$30,000
• B)$63,000
• C)$78,000
• D)$81,000
• E)$100,000

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