b) Let us assume that an investment project may generate the following alternative returns next year depending on the states of t economy State of Economy Bad Mediocre Expected Return - 10% 5% Probability 0.2 0.4
b) Let us assume that an investment project may generate the following alternative returns next year depending on the states of t economy State of Economy Bad Mediocre Expected Return - 10% 5% Probability 0.2 0.4
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![2) a) In what respect the uncertainty is different from risk.
b) Let us assume that an investment project may generate the
following alternative returns next year depending on the states of the
economy
State of Economy Expected
Bad
- 10%
Expected Return
Return
Mediocre
5%
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40%
Probability
0.2
0.4
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Transcribed Image Text:2) a) In what respect the uncertainty is different from risk.
b) Let us assume that an investment project may generate the
following alternative returns next year depending on the states of the
economy
State of Economy Expected
Bad
- 10%
Expected Return
Return
Mediocre
5%
Mildly Goodyex snimu 20%
50 12um 291
40%
Probability
0.2
0.4
Sonorid
0.4
0.2
noo
10)
Very Good
Given this; what may be the expected return and the risk (variance
that investment next year
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