ECO402
Quiz # 2
ECO402 (Microeconomics)
Semester Spring 2008
Total Marks 15
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This quiz covers Lesson 14-17.
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1) The weighted average of all possible outcomes of a project, with the probabilities of the outcomes used as weights, is known as the:
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Variance.
Standard deviation.
Expected value
Coefficient of variation.
2) Assume that two investment opportunities have identical expected values of $100,000. Investment A has a variance of 25,000, while investment B's variance is 10,000. We would expect most investors (who dislike risk) to prefer investment opportunity:
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A because it has less risk.
A because it provides higher potential earnings.
B because it has less risk.
B because of its higher potential earnings.
3) Assume that one of two possible outcomes will follow a decision. One outcome yields a $75 payoff and has a probability of 0.3; the other outcome