CONNECT WITH LEARNSMART FOR BODIE: ESSE
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Chapter 5, Problem 6CP
Lise the following data in answerifng CFA Question 4-6.
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Expected Return, E(r)
Standard Deviation, 6
1 0.12 030 2 0.15 0.50 3 0.21 016 4 0.24 021
Suppose investor “satisfaction” with a portfolio increases with expected return an d decreases with variance according to the following uti1ity” formula: U = E(r) - ½ Ar2 where A denotes the investor’s risk aversion.
6. The variable (A) in the utility formula represents the: (LO 5-4)
a. Investor’s return requirement.
b. Is higher when the investor demands a greater risk premium as compensation for a given increase in the variance of returns.
c. Preference for one unit of return per four units of risk.
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