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.

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Definitions:

Joint Tenants

Joint tenants are co-owners of property under a legal arrangement where each owns an undivided interest, and upon death, the interest automatically transfers to the surviving joint tenant(s).

Survivorship

Survivorship is a legal principle referring to the right of a surviving joint owner to inherit a shared property in its entirety upon the death of the other joint owner(s).

Escheat

The reversion of land to the Crown when a person possessed of the fee dies intestate and without heirs.

Fee Simple

The most complete ownership in property available, giving the holder full control over the land and the buildings upon it.