Risk preferences Sharon Smith, the financial manager for Barnett Corporation, wishes to select one of three prospective investments: X, Y, and Z. Assume that the measure of risk Sharon cares about is an asset's standard deviation. The expected returns and standard deviations of the investments are as follows: a. If Sharon were risk neutral, which investment would she select? Explain why. b. If she were risk averse, which investment would she select? Why? c. If she were risk seeking, which investments would she select? Why? d. Suppose a fourth investment, W, is available. It offers an expected return of 18%, and it has a standard deviation of 9%. If Sharon is risk averse, can you say which investment she will choose? Why or why not? Are there any investments that you are certain she will not choose? a. If Sharon were risk neutral, which investment might she select? (Select the best answer below.) 0 Data Table I A. Investment Y B. Investment X C. Investment z. OD. None of the three investments. (Click on the icon located on the top-right corner of the data table below in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.) 2 Investment NX Expected return 17% 17% 17% Standard deviation 7% 8% 9% Print Done