Question

You are considering purchasing stock S. This stock has an expected return of 12 percent if the economy booms, 8 percent if the economy is normal, and 3 percent if the economy goes into a recessionary period. The overall expected rate of return on this stock will: a. be equal to one-half of 8 percent if there is a 50 percent chance of an economic boom.b. vary inversely with the growth of the economy.c. increase as the probability of a recession increases.d. be independent of the probability of each economic state occurring.e. increase as the probability of a boom economy increases.

Answer 1

Answer:

e. increase as the probability of a boom economy increases.

Explanation:

The most economic growth occurs when the economy is in boom state. This results in the highest rate of return on investments compared to all other states such as normal, recession. In this case, if the probability of boom economy increases, stock S will have an overall increase in expected return; it means that there is higher chance of earning 12% return which is the highest among those in other economy states. This makes choice E correct.