In: Economics
A firm is considering two projects, A and B, with the following probability distributions for profit.
Profit ($1,000s). Project A Probability (%) Project B Probability (%)
$20 10 10
40 15 15
60 50 25
80 15 40
100 10 10
a. Compute the expected value of project A (in $1,000s).
b. Compute the variance of project A (in $1000s).
c. Compute the expected value of project B (in $1000s).
d. Which project would be selected if an analysis of variance rule were applied?
e. Which project would a risk-neutral manager select?
f. Report the coefficients of variation (?