Would the use of money, as opposed to barter, increase the g…
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Wоuld the use оf mоney, аs opposed to bаrter, increаse the growth rate of real GDP in a country over time? Why or why not?
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A rаtiоnаl investоr hаs $15,000 tо invest. She is choosing between a1, investing the full amount in shares of Carbon Reduction Inc. (CRI), a company that provide consulting services to reduce carbon in manufacturing facilities, or a2, investing in a Guaranteed Investment Certificate (GIC). The investor identifies the following two states of nature for CRI: State H: CRI has high future earnings power. State L: CRI has low future earnings power. On the basis of prior information about CRI, the investor assesses the following subjective prior probabilities: State H: 0.25 State L: 0.75 The following is the net payoff table for these two investments: State Act H L a1 - CRI $ 900 $ 361 a2 - GIC $ 529 $ 529 The investor is risk averse, with a utility equal to the square root of the net dollar payoff. Instead of acting now, the investor decides to read the Management Discussion and Analysis (MD & A) report for CRI. The investor, who is an expert in financial analysis, knows that the quality of the MD&A, under Alberta Securities Commission regulations, is expressed by the following information system: Current MD&A Evidence MAX MIN H 0.80 0.20 State L 0.70 0.30 MAX evidence means that CRI’s MD&A fully meets and even exceeds the disclosure requirements set down by ASC. MIN evidence means that the firm barely meets, or even falls short of, the minimum MD&A requirements. Upon reading the current MD&A, the investor finds it is MAX. REQUIRED: Select the formula that best represents the denominator (bottom half of the formula) in the application of Bayes Theorem. Example of Bayes Theorem: P(H/GN) = P(H) x P (GN/H) P(H) x P (GN/H) + P(L) x P (GN/L)