Consider two lotteries. Lottery A is such that an individual receives a prize of 1.25 units of a consumption good with 50% probability and 0.75 units of the consumption good with 50% probability. Lottery B presents the winner with a prize of 1.5 units of a consumption good with 50% probability and a prize of 0.5 units of the consumption good with 50% probability.   For this specific example, which lottery o↵ers higher value (in terms of expected utility) and what is it about the shape of the utility function that yields this result?

Two investments, A and B, cost the same but have different cash flows. The IRR for Investment A is 24% while the IRR for Investment B is 19%. If a required return of 16% is used, however, the NPVs of the two investment are the same. What is the range of required returns in which: a. You would choose A over B? c. You would choose B over A?

Hydro Ottawa has two options for upgrading a natural gas power station to meet new government standards. Option 1: Hydro Ottawa will make the upgrades themselves. This is expected to cost $12,700 at the end of each month for 12 years. At the end of the operation (in 12 years) Hydro Ottawa expects to sell all equipment needed for the upgrade for $122,000. Option 2: Pay experienced contractors. This will cost $28,000 up front and $13,900 monthly (at the end of every month) for 15 years. Assume all interest is 3.72% compounded monthly. Round the answers to NPV (Option 1), and NPV (Option 2) to the nearest dollar. Round all other answers to two decimal places where applicable. 1) Find the net present value of option 1: P/Y = C/Y = N = I/Y = PV = PMT= FV = Payments (Cost) GA % Sale of equipment (Residual) GA GA LA %

What is the risk neutral probability of state 1?

c. In the table above, two of the options are not priced correctly, i.e., are either more expensive or cheaper than what they should sell for. Which two? (Select all that apply) Mar call Apr call Oct call Mar put Oct put Apr put

through the model of a lottery with a high and a low outcome, argue whether a CDO made of central tranches (all tranches except AAA or Z) of a group of MBS’s can legitimately contain a AAA tranche that is comparable to those in the MBS’s. Explain the economics of why you believe they did contain AAA rated tranches.

Project Analysis. Assume that you are evaluating the following three mutually exclusive projects: A. Complete the following analyses. (For the last two lines, Terminal Value, please write in the dollar amount of the terminal value.) B. Compare and explain the conflicting rankings of the NPVs and TRRs versus the IRRs. C. Using different discount rates, is it possible to get different rankings within the NPV calculation? Why or why not? D. If 10 percent is the required return, which project is preferred? E. Which is the fairer representation of these two projects, TRR or IRR? Why?  

"Quadratic utility is the best form of the utility function to assume for any investor".Enumerate two argunentsagainst this statement.(maximum of two sentences per argument)

Q (a) A put and a call have the same maturity and strike price. If they have the same price, which one is in the money? Prove your answer and provide an intuitive explanation.  (b) You find a put and a call with the same exercise price and maturity. What do you know about the relative prices of the put and call? Prove your answer and provide an intuitive explanation. Please explain step by step. I have seen other answers but still very confused.