A financial analyst considers three funds. The funds' estimated returns depend on future economic conditions – summarized by outcomes A, B, C, or D. The table lists the probabilities of these outcomes and each fund's expected return for each outcome. Which fund has the greatest expected monetary return? OUTCOME PROBABILITY MONETARY RETURNS(% CHANGE) FUND M -10 8 FUND N FUND P 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 -25 10 10 12 15 12 20 20 30 16 88 ABCD

A financial analyst considers three funds. The funds' estimated returns depend on future economic conditions – summarized by outcomes A, B, C, or D. The table lists the probabilities of these outcomes and each fund's expected return for each outcome. Which fund has the greatest expected monetary return? OUTCOME PROBABILITY MONETARY RETURNS(% CHANGE) FUND M -10 8 FUND N FUND P 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 -25 10 10 12 15 12 20 20 30 16 88 ABCD

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Chapter13: Investing In Mutual Funds, Etfs, And Real Estate

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