Suppose you consider investing some of your wealth in one of three investment portfolios. Your financial adviser provides you with the following table, which gives the probabilities of possible returns from each: Gold   Food

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  • Suppose you consider investing some of your wealth in one of three investment portfolios. Your financial adviser provides you with the following table, which gives the probabilities of possible returns from each:
  • Gold

     

    Food

     

    Automobile

     

    Probability

    Return

    Probability

    Return

    Probability

    Return

    0.2

    15%

    0.4

    15%

    0.2

    20%

    0.3

    8.3%

    0.6

    5%

    0.25

    12%

    0.2

    10%

       

    0.25

    6%

    0.3

    5%

       

    0.2

    5%

             

    0.10%

  1. Which investment should you choose to maximize your expected return: gold, food, or automobile? 
  2. If you are risk-averse and have to choose between the gold and the food investments, which should you choose? Why? Explain briefly.
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