The expected rate of return of an investment _____.

A. equals one of the possible rates of return for that investment
B. equals the required rate of return for the investment
C. is the mean value of the probability distribution of possible returns
D. is the median value of the probability distribution of possible returns
E. is the mode value of the probability distribution of possible returns


Answer: C

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