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Question 8 1 pts Risk-averse individuals are willing to pay a premium that is their expected...
Which of the following is not correct? a. A risk averse person might be willing to...
Which of the following is not correct? a. A risk averse person might be willing to hold stocks. b. Other things the same, a portfolio with the stocks of a large number of companies has less risk. c. Other things the same, the larger a portion of savings a person invests in stocks, the greater his expected return. d. Diversification can eliminate market risk but not firm-specific risk.
Risk averse people are willing to pay LESS THAN the monetary value of a gamble 4. What is the maximum you would be will...
Risk averse people are willing to pay LESS THAN the monetary value of a gamble 4. What is the maximum you would be willing to pay for lottery that offers a 25% chance of winning $100 and a 75% chance of winning 0? The EMV = $25. Would you pay $25? Your risk averse preferences are u(x) = x1/2 What is the most you would pay to play this gamble? Provide a Utility of Wealth Diagram
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Incorrect Question 8 0/0.27 pts Amos Long's utility of income function is given as:U(I) = 11.5, where I represents income. From this you would say that he is risk averse. risk loving. risk neutral none of the above The easiest way is using some simple numbers as an example. Another small trick is checking the power. If the power is bigger than 1, it is risking loving. Please check...
Question 4 15 pts 4) A risk-averse consumer with $100,000 in wealth faces 0.1 probability of...
Question 4 15 pts 4) A risk-averse consumer with $100,000 in wealth faces 0.1 probability of losing half of his wealth within the next year. a. (5) What is the consumer's expected wealth one year from now? b. (5) An insurance company offers our consumer full insurance against the possible loss. What premium must the consumer be charged for the insurance company to expect to break even? Explain. C. (5) Suppose our risk-averse consumer is indifferent between getting $85,000 wealth...
Q1Which of the following statements describes a risk averse individual when faced with income from a...
Q1Which of the following statements describes a risk averse individual when faced with income from a risky activity? 1.Group of answer choices 2.Her risk premium is positive 3.Her risk premium is negative 4.None of the above Q2Which of the following statements describes a risk loving individual when faced with income from a risky activity? 1.Her certainty equivalent is greater than the expected value of income from the risky activity 2.Her certainty equivalent is less than the expected value of income...
1: Assume that the risk-free rate is 4.5% and the market risk premium is 4%. What...
1: Assume that the risk-free rate is 4.5% and the market risk premium is 4%. What is the required return for the overall stock market? Round your answer to two decimal places. % What is the required rate of return on a stock with a beta of 0.6? Round your answer to two decimal places. % 2: A stock has a required return of 16%; the risk-free rate is 3%; and the market risk premium is 6%. What is the...
Question 1 1 pts The Say Hey! Co. just issued a dividend of $2.45 per share...
Question 1 1 pts The Say Hey! Co. just issued a dividend of $2.45 per share on its common stock. The company is expected to maintain a constant 6 percent growth rate in its dividends indefinitely. The company's tax rate is 40%. If the stock sells for $45 a share, what is the company's cost of equity? Choose the range that includes the correct solution. O Less than 10% Greater than or equal to 10%, but less than 11% Greater...
Investor 1 is more risk averse than investor 2. This means that for the same amount of extra risk, investor 1 will demand ________  risk-premium than investor 2. Select one: a. higher b. lower
Investor 1 is more risk averse than investor 2. This means that for the same amount of extra risk, investor 1 will demand ________  risk-premium than investor 2. Select one: a. higher b. lower
1. During a recession, what is likely to happen to the risk premium? a. the risk...
1. During a recession, what is likely to happen to the risk premium? a. the risk premium will be higher because there are fewer investment opportunities b. the risk premium will be lower because there are fewer investment opportunities c. the risk premium will be unchanged because the overall level of risk has not changed d. the risk premium will be higher because the risk of default is greater 2. The risk-free rate is: a. usually approximated by interest rates...
We have seen that the assumption of preferences indicating risk aversion lead to consumers being willing...
We have seen that the assumption of preferences indicating risk aversion lead to consumers being willing to pay more than the actuarially fair price for health insurance. Darrell has a utility function for daily income given by u(I) = 10* square root of I . Thus, an income of $36 a day would give Darrell a utility of u($36) = 10* square root of 36 = 10*6 = 60. Darrell has a job that pays him $100 a day. Darrell...
Risk averse people are willing to pay LESS THAN the monetary value of a gamble 4. What is the maximum you would be willing to pay for lottery that offers a 25% chance of winning $100 and a 75% chance of winning 0? The EMV = $25. Would you pay $25? Your risk averse preferences are u(x) = x1/2 What is the most you would pay to play this gamble? Provide a Utility of Wealth Diagram
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Incorrect Question 8 0/0.27 pts Amos Long's utility of income function is given as:U(I) = 11.5, where I represents income. From this you would say that he is risk averse. risk loving. risk neutral none of the above The easiest way is using some simple numbers as an example. Another small trick is checking the power. If the power is bigger than 1, it is risking loving. Please check...
Question 4 15 pts 4) A risk-averse consumer with $100,000 in wealth faces 0.1 probability of losing half of his wealth within the next year. a. (5) What is the consumer's expected wealth one year from now? b. (5) An insurance company offers our consumer full insurance against the possible loss. What premium must the consumer be charged for the insurance company to expect to break even? Explain. C. (5) Suppose our risk-averse consumer is indifferent between getting $85,000 wealth...
Question 1 1 pts The Say Hey! Co. just issued a dividend of $2.45 per share on its common stock. The company is expected to maintain a constant 6 percent growth rate in its dividends indefinitely. The company's tax rate is 40%. If the stock sells for $45 a share, what is the company's cost of equity? Choose the range that includes the correct solution. O Less than 10% Greater than or equal to 10%, but less than 11% Greater...
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