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Basic Question 16 of 16

Investors' utility curves will be very ______ if they are very risk-averse, indicating they will not tolerate much additional risk to obtain additional returns.

A. steep
B. flat
C. curvilinear
D. curved
E. convex

User Contributed Comments 3

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zeiad their utility curves will be very steep
DonAnd Steep utility curve = conservative investor
Flat utility curve = less risk averse investor
kseeba17 Think of it in terms of elasticity
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