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

question 22

Multiple Choice

Ray Crofford is evaluating investment alternatives for the $100,000 which he inherited from his grandfather.His investment advisor has identified two alternatives and constructed the following tables which show (1) expected profits (in $10,000's) for various market conditions and their probabilities,and (2) the advisor's track record on predicting Bull and Bear markets: If the advisor predicts a Bear market the EMV of the Bonds alternative,using revised probabilities,is ___.

• A)$36,600
• B)$24,600
• C)$56,800
• D)$48,200
• E)$45,800

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