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

question 51

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 expected value of perfect information is ________.

• A)$57,000
• B)$63,000
• C)$79,000
• D)$82,000
• E)$87,000

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Definitions:

Deadweight Losses

Economic inefficiencies that occur when market equilibrium is disrupted, leading to a loss of economic welfare.

Lowest ATC

The point where a firm achieves the lowest average total cost of production, optimizing operational efficiency.

Purely Competitive

Refers to a market structure where many small firms sell identical products, entry and exit are easy, and no single seller can influence the market price.

Equilibrium Price

The price at which the quantity of a good or service demanded by consumers equals the quantity supplied by producers.