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Consider historical data showing that the average annual rate of return on the S&P 500 portfolio over the past 85 years has averaged roughly 8% more than the Treasury bill return and that the S&P 500 standard deviation has been about 32% per year. Assume these values are representative of investors' expectations for future performance and that the current T-bill rate is 4%. |
Calculate the utility levels of each portfolio for an investor with A = 3. Assume the utility function is U = E(r) − 0.5 × Aσ2. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 4 decimal places.) |
WBills |
WIndex |
U(A = 3) |
0.0 |
1.0 |
|
0.2 |
0.8 |
|
0.4 |
0.6 |
|
0.6 |
0.4 |
|
1.8 |
0.2 |
|
0.1 |
0.0 |
|