A private equity firm is evaluating two alternative investments. Although the returns are random, each investments return
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A private equity firm is evaluating two alternative investments. Although the returns are random, each investment’s return can be described using a normal distribution. The first investment has a mean return of
$2,000,000 with a standard deviation of $125,000. The second investment has a mean return of $2,275,000 with a standard deviation of $500,000.
a. How likely is it that the first investment will return
$1,900,000 or less?
b. How likely is it that the second investment will return $1,900,000 or less?
c. If the firm would like to limit the probability of a return being less than $1,750,000, which investment should it make?
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Business Statistics
ISBN: 9781292220383
10th Global Edition
Authors: David Groebner, Patrick Shannon, Phillip Fry
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