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Practice Problems 151

PRACTICE PROBLEMS
1. An analyst developed two scenarios with respect to the recovery of USD100,000
principal from defaulted loans:

Probability of Amount Recovered Probability of Amount


Scenario Scenario (%) (USD) (%)

1 40 50,000 60
30,000 40
2 60 80,000 90
60,000 10

The amount of the expected recovery is closest to which of the following?


A. USD36,400.

B. USD55,000.

C. USD63,600.

2. The probability distribution for a company’s sales is:

Probability Sales (USD, millions)

0.05 70
0.70 40
0.25 25

The standard deviation of sales is closest to which of the following?


A. USD9.81 million.

B. USD12.20 million.

C. USD32.40 million.

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