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Entel Cоrpоrаtiоn is а multidivisionаl company with operations in energy, telecommunications, and shipping. Entel sponsors a traditional defined benefit pension plan. Plan assets are valued at $5.5 billion, while recent declines In Interest rates have caused plan liabilities to balloon to $8.3 billion. Average employee age at Entel Is 57.5, which is considerably higher than the industry average, and the ratio of active to retired lives is 1.1. John Ford, Entel's CFO, has made the following statement about the current state of the pension plan. "Recent declines in interest rates have caused our pension liabilities to grow faster than ever experienced in our long history, but I am sure these low rates are temporary. I have looked at the charts and estimated the probability of higher interest rates at more than 90%. Given the expected improvement in interest rate-levels, plan liabilities will again come back into line with our historical position. Our Investment policy will therefore be to invest plan assets in aggressive equity securities. This investment exposure will bring our plan to an over-funded status, which will allow us to use pension income to bolster our profitability.”A.(2 marks) Behavioral characteristic (trap) exhibited. Ford is exhibiting: ANCHORING / OVERCONFIDENCE / CONFIRMING EVIDENCE Discussion: B.(2 marks) Plan risk and return objectives. The return objective, relative to the level of risk that is appropriate for the fund is: TOO LOW / APPROPRIATE / TOO HIGH Discussion: C.(2 marks) Using pension plan income to bolster firm profitability. The investment of plan assets to bolstering profitability is APPROPRIATE / INAPPROPRIATE Discussion: D. (2 marks) Risk tolerance Risk tolerance is: BELOW AVERAGE/ ABOVE AVERAGE Discussion: E.(2 marks) Return Return is SUFFICIENT / INSUFFICIENT to meet plan obligations on an inflation-adjusted basis. Discussion: F.(2 marks) Time horizon Time horizon is SHORTER/ LONGER than average. Discussion: G.(2 marks) Liquidity Plan liquidity requirements are LOW/ HIGH. Discussion: H.(2 marks) Legal/Regulatory Legal and regulatory requirements are LOW/ HIGH. Discussion: I.(2 marks) Taxes Taxes are LOW / HIGH. Discussion: J.(2 marks) Unique circumstances (list two) Discussion: