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

question 43

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. The probability that the advisor predicts a Bull market,P (F₁) ,is ________.

• A) 0.78
• B) 0.894
• C) 0.953
• D) 0.923
• E) 1.000

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