An Investor Owns a Security That Is Expected to Return

question 72

Multiple Choice

An investor owns a security that is expected to return 14 percent in a booming economy and 6 percent in a normal economy.The overall expected return on the security is 8.88 percent.Given there are only two states of the economy,what is the probability that the economy will boom?

• A)28 percent
• B)33 percent
• C)36 percent
• D)41 percent
• E)45 percent

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Definitions:

Quantity Effects

The changes in the amount of goods or services produced or consumed in response to changes in price or other factors.

Total Revenue

The overall financial income a company acquires from its commercial activities, including the sale of goods and provision of services, within a certain period.

Downward-Sloping

Refers to a curve or line that decreases in value as it moves from left to right, often used in economics to describe demand curves where quantity demanded decreases as the price increases.

Demand Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of the good that consumers are willing and able to buy.