An investor has two portfolios to consider. Portfolio A is more heavily invested in bonds, whereas Portfolio B contains more stocks. The following table provides the annual returns for both portfolios under three different market conditions as well as the probability for each market condition in the upcoming year. Which portfolio should the investor choose to maximize her annual return?

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Market Conditions Portfolio A (S) B (S) Probabilities (%) Norma Strong 4,000 Weak 1,500 2,500 -4000 3000 6,000 25 60 15