As the chief investment officer for a money management firm specializing in taxable individual investors, you are trying to establish a strategic asset allocation for two different clients. You have established that Ms. A has a risk-tolerance factor of 9, while Mr. B has a risk-tolerance factor of 25. The characteristics for four model portfolios follow:

a. Calculate the expected utility of each prospective portfolio for each of the two clients. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places.

b. Which portfolio represents the optimal strategic allocation for Ms. A? Which portfolio is optimal for Mr. B?

Portfolio #___ represents the optimal strategic allocation for Ms. A. Portfolio #____ is the optimal allocation for Mr. B.

c. For Ms. A, what level of risk tolerance would leave her indifferent between having Portfolio 1 or Portfolio 2 as her strategic allocation? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

ASSET MIX Portfolio Stock Bond ER 2 890 8% 25 60 83 92% 75 40 17 7% 10 14 25 2 10 4 Portfolio Ms. A Mr. B ASSET MIX Portfolio Stock Bond ER 2 890 8% 25 60 83 92% 75 40 17 7% 10 14 25 2 10 4 Portfolio Ms. A Mr. B