Suppose you have $1,000 that you can invest in Ted and Larry's Ice Cream Parlor and/or Ethel's
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Suppose you have $1,000 that you can invest in Ted and Larry's Ice Cream Parlor and/or Ethel's House of Cocoa. The price of a share of stock in either company is$100. The fortunes of each company are closely linked to the weather. When it is warm, the value of Ted and Larry's stock rises to $150 but the value of Ethel's stock falls to $60. When it is cold, the value of Ethel's stock rises to $150 but the value of Ted and Larry's stock falls to $60. There is an equal chance of the weather being warm or cold.
a. If you invest all your money in Ted and Larry's, what is your expected stock value? What if you invest all your money in Ethel's?
b. Suppose you diversify and invest half of your $1,000 in each company. How much your total stocks will be worth if the weather is warm? What if it is cold?
c. Suppose you are risk-averse. Would you prefer to put all your money in Ted and Larry's, as in part a? Or would you prefer to diversify, as in part b? Explain your reasoning.
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