Figure 9-2

question 266

Multiple Choice

Figure 9-2. The figure shows a utility function for Mary Ann.

-Refer to Figure 9-2. From the appearance of the utility function, we know that

• A) if Mary Ann owns a house, she would not consider buying fire insurance.
• B) Mary Ann would prefer to hold a portfolio of stocks with an average return of 8 percent and a standard deviation of 2 percent to a portfolio of stocks with an average return of 8 percent and a standard deviation of 5 percent.
• C) Mary Ann would prefer to hold a portfolio of stocks with an average return of 8 percent and a standard deviation of 5 percent to a portfolio of stocks with an average return of 6 percent and a standard deviation of 3 percent.
• D) All of the above are correct.

Understand the goals, legal standings, and characteristics of foster care in the United States.

Select appropriate educational materials that reflect the diversity of family structures.

Recognize the types and dynamics of transracial and transethnic adoptions and their implications for family identity.

Identify challenges and stressors specific to blended families and strategies for addressing them.

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Definitions:

Brainwriting

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The effectiveness of productive effort, often measured in terms of the rate of output per unit of input, in a work or business context.