$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|}
\hline \text { Investment } & \text { A } && \text { B } \
\hline \text { State description } & \text { Bad state } & \text { Good state } & \text { Bad state } & \text { Good state } \
\hline \text { Probability } & 0.25 & 0.75 & 0.25 & 0.75 \
\hline \text { Payoff } & 200 & 220 & 400 & 435 \
\hline
\end{array}$
-Assume the information in the table regarding the probability and payoffs of assets A and B relates to an investor who has a log utility function.What is the expected utility of asset B?

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For investment B,the utility from the bad state is ln(400)= 5.991,and in the good state is ln(435)= 5.394.The expected utility from asset B is (0.25)(5.991)+ (0.75)(6.075)= 6.054.

-Assume the Information in the Table Regarding the Probability and