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M6 Postassessment &
NCFE question review
By M Willatt
The question below is from a released version of the NC Final
Exam for AFM. You may also see a question like this on the
M6Post.
An investor bought 1,500 shares of a
stock for $6 a share. He estimates the
probability that the stock will rise to a
value of $25 a share is 24%, and the
probability it will fall to $2 a share is
76%. What is the expected value of the
investor’s profit from buying the stock?
To start off, let’s find the expected value E(X) per share
based on his projections:
Remember E(X) = x*P(x) + x*P(x)
E(X) = 25*0.24 + 2*0.76 = 7.52
x  outcome) P(x)  (probability)
25 0.24
2 0.76
STEP 1
Therefore, he expects each share to be worth $7.52 over time.
Since the investor paid $6 each, that would be a net
profit of $1.52 per share.
E(X) – cost = 7.52 – 6.00 = 1.52
STEP 2
STEP 3
If the net value is $1.52 per share and he bought 1,500 of
them, we need to multiply to find the expected value of his
overall profit.
$1.52 * 1500 = $2,280
Therefore, if his projections are correct, he should
make $2280 off of his investment.
ATTRIBUTIONS
• Released NCFE question 18 from:
www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/testing/release
dforms/afmreleased15.pdf
• Stock image by geralt on pixabay.com via CC0

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M6 post ncfe similar question

  • 1. M6 Postassessment & NCFE question review By M Willatt
  • 2. The question below is from a released version of the NC Final Exam for AFM. You may also see a question like this on the M6Post. An investor bought 1,500 shares of a stock for $6 a share. He estimates the probability that the stock will rise to a value of $25 a share is 24%, and the probability it will fall to $2 a share is 76%. What is the expected value of the investor’s profit from buying the stock?
  • 3. To start off, let’s find the expected value E(X) per share based on his projections: Remember E(X) = x*P(x) + x*P(x) E(X) = 25*0.24 + 2*0.76 = 7.52 x  outcome) P(x)  (probability) 25 0.24 2 0.76 STEP 1
  • 4. Therefore, he expects each share to be worth $7.52 over time. Since the investor paid $6 each, that would be a net profit of $1.52 per share. E(X) – cost = 7.52 – 6.00 = 1.52 STEP 2
  • 5. STEP 3 If the net value is $1.52 per share and he bought 1,500 of them, we need to multiply to find the expected value of his overall profit. $1.52 * 1500 = $2,280 Therefore, if his projections are correct, he should make $2280 off of his investment.
  • 6. ATTRIBUTIONS • Released NCFE question 18 from: www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/testing/release dforms/afmreleased15.pdf • Stock image by geralt on pixabay.com via CC0