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Questions 7 and8 the stock market in one year. three possible outcomes are summa

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Question

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Explanation / Answer

7.

Looking at the table above, maximum of the minimum payoff values is in Stock 3 and hence in this case, we would choose stock 3. Hence, the correct answer is C.

8.

Looking at the opportunity loss table above, we can see that the correct answer would be 3. Hence, the correct answer is D.

Stock Market Up Unchanged Market Down Conservative 1 15 5 -10 -10 2 20 5 -15 -5 3 10 8 6 6 4 100 0 -50 -50