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Two investment portfolios are shown with the amount of money placed in each investment and the Rate of Return (ROR).

\begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|l|}
\hline \multicolumn{1}{|c|}{ Investment } & Portfolio 1 & Portfolio 2 & ROR \\
\hline Tech Company Stock & [tex]$\$[/tex] 2,300[tex]$ & $[/tex]\[tex]$ 1,575$[/tex] & [tex]$2.35 \%$[/tex] \\
\hline Government Bond & [tex]$\$[/tex] 3,100[tex]$ & $[/tex]\[tex]$ 2,100$[/tex] & [tex]$1.96 \%$[/tex] \\
\hline Junk Bond & [tex]$\$[/tex] 650[tex]$ & $[/tex]\[tex]$ 795$[/tex] & [tex]$10.45 \%$[/tex] \\
\hline Common Stock & [tex]$\$[/tex] 1,800[tex]$ & $[/tex]\[tex]$ 1,900$[/tex] & [tex]$-2.59 \%$[/tex] \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

Which portfolio has a higher total weighted mean amount of money, and by how much?

A. Portfolio 1 has the higher total weighted mean amount of money by [tex]$\$[/tex] 24.08[tex]$.
B. Portfolio 2 has the higher total weighted mean amount of money by $[/tex]\[tex]$ 24.08$[/tex].
C. Portfolio 1 has the higher total weighted mean amount of money by [tex]$\$[/tex] 18.90[tex]$.
D. Portfolio 2 has the higher total weighted mean amount of money by $[/tex]\[tex]$ 18.90$[/tex].



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To determine which portfolio has a higher total weighted mean amount of money, we follow a series of steps involving calculations of weighted sums and mean amounts for each portfolio. Here's a detailed step-by-step solution:

1. List of Investments and RORs:
- Tech Company Stock
- Government Bond
- Junk Bond
- Common Stock

2. Given Data:
- Portfolio 1 investments:
- Tech Company Stock: \[tex]$2300 - Government Bond: \$[/tex]3100
- Junk Bond: \[tex]$650 - Common Stock: \$[/tex]1800
- Portfolio 2 investments:
- Tech Company Stock: \[tex]$1575 - Government Bond: \$[/tex]2100
- Junk Bond: \[tex]$795 - Common Stock: \$[/tex]1900
- Rate of Return (ROR) for each type of investment:
- Tech Company Stock: 2.35%
- Government Bond: 1.96%
- Junk Bond: 10.45%
- Common Stock: -2.59%

3. Conversion of ROR to Decimal Form:
- 2.35% = 0.0235
- 1.96% = 0.0196
- 10.45% = 0.1045
- -2.59% = -0.0259

4. Calculate the Weighted Sum for Each Portfolio:
- Weighted sum for Portfolio 1:
- (2300 0.0235) + (3100 0.0196) + (650 0.1045) + (1800 -0.0259)
- = 54.05 + 60.76 + 67.925 - 46.62
- = 136.115
- Convert this back to dollars to match intuition, multiply by 100:
- 13611.5 dollars

- Weighted sum for Portfolio 2:
- (1575 0.0235) + (2100 0.0196) + (795 0.1045) + (1900 -0.0259)
- = 37.0125 + 41.16 + 83.0775 - 49.21
- = 112.04
- Convert this back to dollars to match intuition, multiply by 100:
- 11204 dollars

5. Calculate the Total Investment for Each Portfolio:
- Total for Portfolio 1:
- 2300 + 3100 + 650 + 1800 = 7850 dollars
- Total for Portfolio 2:
- 1575 + 2100 + 795 + 1900 = 6370 dollars

6. Calculate the Weighted Mean Rate of Return for Each Portfolio:
- Weighted mean for Portfolio 1:
- 13611.5 / 7850 ≈ 1.734 (or 173.4%)
- Weighted mean for Portfolio 2:
- 11204 / 6370 ≈ 1.759 (or 175.9%)

7. Calculate the Difference:
- Difference = |1.759 - 1.734| ≈ 0.025 (or 2.5%)

Thus, Portfolio 2 has the higher total weighted mean amount of money by approximately \[tex]$24.08. However, there is a slight error in the interpretation regarding the units and rates; the actual difference in rate is 0.025 (2.5%), and directly converting this may need more consideration. If we square up to money for simplicity: - Summers up to approximately 24.92 when interpreting easily via the value outputs, say, taking rounded currency interpretation. Therefore, from this step-by-step calculation: - Portfolio 2 has the higher total weighted mean amount of money by \$[/tex]24.08.

However, observing more closely like how computational flaws may directly alter a bit between interpretations, giving:
- Result as 24.92 Ideally closer rounding higher computational approach.

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