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10.2 Suppose that a person won the Florida lottery and was offered a choice of two prizes: (1) $500,000 or (2) a coin-to
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10.2 Suppose that a person won the Florida lottery and was offered a choice of two prizes: (1) $500,000 or (2) a coin-toss gamble in which he or she would get $1 million for heads and zero for tails. a. What is the expected dollar return on the gamble? b. Would the person choose the sure $500,000 or the gamble? c. If she chooses the sure $500,000, is the person a risk averter or a risk seeker? 10.3 Refer to Exhibit 10.2. a Construct an equal weighted (50/50) portfolio of investments B and C. What is the expected rate of return and standard deviation of the portfolio? Explain your results. b. Construct an equal-weighted (50/50) portfolio of investments B and D. What is the expected rate of return and standard deviation of the portfolio? Explain your results.