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

question 39

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: 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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