An investor buys $10,000 of the stock of a certain company and decides to hold for two month Assume that in each of the next two months, the stock either goes up by 10% with probability 1/2 or drop by 8% with probability 1/2. Also assume that the changes in the two months are independent. Which of the following statements is true? The expected value of the amount invested after one month is larger than $10,200 b. The expected value of the amount invested after one month is equal to $10,200 c. The expected value of the amount invested after one month is smaller than $10,200 d. The expected value of the amount invested after one month is still $10,000 e. Cannot determine based on the given information C.

An investor buys $10,000 of the stock of a certain company and decides to hold for two month Assume that in each of the next two months, the stock either goes up by 10% with probability 1/2 or drop by 8% with probability 1/2. Also assume that the changes in the two months are independent. Which of the following statements is true? The expected value of the amount invested after one month is larger than $10,200 b. The expected value of the amount invested after one month is equal to $10,200 c. The expected value of the amount invested after one month is smaller than $10,200 d. The expected value of the amount invested after one month is still $10,000 e. Cannot determine based on the given information C.

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