Suppose You Have the Choice Between Two Investments - One

question 43

Multiple Choice

Suppose you have the choice between two investments - one that pays fixed interest of 4% p.a. ,and another whose returns are normally distributed with an expected return of 10% and standard deviation of 3%.What is the likelihood of receiving a return on the second investment that is equal to or greater than that which can be received from the first investment? (Hint: the area under a curve for 1 std dev is 34.13%,2 std dev is 47.73% and 3 std dev is 49.87%. )

• A)97.73%
• B)84.13%
• C)65.87%
• D)52.27%

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