Given a choice between two investments with the same expected payoff most people will:
A. choose the one with the lower standard deviation.
B. calculate the variance to assess the relative risks of the two choices.
C. be indifferent since the expected payoffs are the same.
D. opt for the one with the higher standard deviation.
Answer: A
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