Interest Rate Investment 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% Money market fund Stock growth fund 2 3.1 -2 4 4.3 5 -3 2.5 4 6. Bond fund 6 5 3 3 2 Government fund 4 3.6 3.2 3 2.8 Risk fund -9 -4.5 1.2 8.3 14.7 Savings bonds 3 3 3.2 3.4 3.5

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Ann Tyler has come into an inheritance from her grandparents. She is attempting to decide
among several investment alternatives. The return after 1 year is primarily dependent on the
interest rate during the next year. The rate is currently 7%, and Ann anticipates that it will stay
the same or go up or down by at most two points. The various investment alternatives plus
their returns ($10,000s), given the interest rate changes, are shown in the following table: Determine the best investment, using the following decision criteria.
a. Maximax
b. Maximin
c. Equal likelihood 

Interest Rate
Investment
5%
6%
7%
8%
9%
Money market fund
Stock growth fund
2
3.1
-2
4
4.3
5
-3
2.5
4
6.
Bond fund
6
5
3
3
2
Government fund
4
3.6
3.2
3
2.8
Risk fund
-9
-4.5
1.2
8.3
14.7
Savings bonds
3
3
3.2
3.4
3.5
Transcribed Image Text:Interest Rate Investment 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% Money market fund Stock growth fund 2 3.1 -2 4 4.3 5 -3 2.5 4 6. Bond fund 6 5 3 3 2 Government fund 4 3.6 3.2 3 2.8 Risk fund -9 -4.5 1.2 8.3 14.7 Savings bonds 3 3 3.2 3.4 3.5
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