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

question 55

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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