You are considering a risky investment that you expect will either be worth 115,000 in 1 year, or 65,000, with probabilities of 0.65 and 0.35 for each outcome, respectively. You could invest in riskless T-bills at 0.058. If you invest in this risky investment, you would expect to earn a risk premium of 0.091 Given this information, what would you be willing to pay for this investment? 84,856 78,059 79,001 O 73,655

You are considering a risky investment that you expect will either be worth 115,000 in 1 year, or 65,000, with probabilities of 0.65 and 0.35 for each outcome, respectively. You could invest in riskless T-bills at 0.058. If you invest in this risky investment, you would expect to earn a risk premium of 0.091 Given this information, what would you be willing to pay for this investment? 84,856 78,059 79,001 O 73,655

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