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Argosy University/ Phoniex University/
Nov-2005 - Oct-2011
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Phoniex University
Oct-2001 - Nov-2016
Nicole Nelson has come into an inheritance from her grandparents. She is attempting to decide among several investment alternatives. The return after one year is dependent primarily on the interest rate during the next year. The rate is currently 7%, and she anticipates it will stay the same or go up or down by at most 2 points. The various investment alternatives plus their returns ($10,000s) given the interest rate changes are shown in the following table.
|
Investments |
Interest Rates |
||||
|
5% |
6% |
7% |
8% |
9% |
|
|
Money market fund |
1.7 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
|
Stock growth fund |
-5 |
-3 |
3.5 |
5 |
7.5 |
|
Bond fund |
5 |
4 |
3.5 |
3 |
2 |
|
Government fund |
4 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
|
Risk fund |
-12 |
-7 |
4.2 |
9.3 |
16.7 |
|
Savings bonds |
3 |
3 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
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Determine the best investment using the following decision criteria.
|
Interest Rate |
5% |
6% |
7% |
8% |
9% |
|
Probability |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
Using expected value, determine her best investment decision.
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