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Expected value

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA PM Exams › Expected value

  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 7 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • February 22, 2018 at 8:21 pm #438456
    humai
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    Sir there is a past exam question that which one of the following is true if a decision is made using expected value?

    a) The risk is minimized for a set level of return
    b) The risk is minimized irrespective of the level of return
    c) The risk is maximized for a given level of risk
    d) The return is maximized irrespective of the level of risk

    Correct answer is D but I cannot understand. Can you please explain?

    February 23, 2018 at 8:09 am #438521
    John Moffat
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    When using the expected value criteria we choose the option that gives the highest (i.e. maximum) expected value.

    The expected value approach is risk neutral – it ignores the risk involved (the risk that the actual return will be higher or lower than the expected return).

    Have you not watched my lectures on decision making under uncertainty, because I explain this in the lectures?

    February 23, 2018 at 10:03 am #438553
    humai
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    Sir but can’t the answer be here b) The risk is minimized irrespective of the level of return?

    February 23, 2018 at 2:39 pm #438580
    John Moffat
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    No, because it is not true!!! The risk is ignored just as I wrote in my previous reply and as I explain in my free lecture.

    An outcome of either 10 or 90 is a lot more risky than an outcome of 45 or 55 because they spread is a lot greater. Expected values ignore this – if both outcomes had a 0.5 probability then we would be indifferent between the two projects because the EV would be the same.

    Please watch the lectures – I am not going to type them all out here!!

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