SCENARIO 5-7 There Are Two Houses with Almost Identical Characteristics Available for Available

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SCENARIO 5-7
There are two houses with almost identical characteristics available for investment in two different neighborhoods with drastically different demographic composition.The anticipated gain in value when the houses are sold in 10 years has the following probability distribution:

-Referring to Scenario 5-7,what is the expected value gain if you invest in both houses?

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Cash Flows

The total amount of money being transferred into and out of a business, especially as affecting liquidity.

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Financial Asset

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