If an Investment Is Equally Likely to Return 10 Percent

question 348

Multiple Choice

If an investment is equally likely to return 10 percent per year or 15 percent a year, then its average expected rate of return is

• A) 10.5 percent.
• B) 11.0 percent.
• C) 11.5 percent.
• D) 12.5 percent.

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Definitions:

Firm

A business organization that sells goods or services in pursuit of profits.

Equilibrium Wage

The wage rate at which the quantity of labor supplied equals the quantity of labor demanded.

Structural Unemployment

Unemployment that results from industrial reorganization, typically due to technological change, rather than fluctuations in supply or demand.

Equilibrium Level

A state in which market supply and demand balance each other, resulting in stable prices and quantities.