What is the largest difference in stocks and bonds?
a. bonds are a binding contract, promising the holder a portion of the company's annual profit, unless it is unprofitable, while stocks are a very standard investment and pay off a predetermined amount after a period of time.
b. stocks are a share of ownership in a company and give the stockholder voting rights, while bonds are similar to lending a company or government money.
c. stocks are the most secure of all investments and bonds are some of the least secure.
d. bonds are available to the public, while stocks are reserved for the financial elite.

B is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Stocks are a share of ownership in a company and give the stockholder voting rights, while bonds are similar to lending a company or government money.

When a person owns some stocks or shares of a company like 10% ,that means he is the 10% owner of that company. With shares comes some power like voting power. Bonds is the money one can invest with the government to save taxes and also earn interest, but the money is bound for many years according to the govt. scheme.

answer: expected value of x = 1.0

step-by-step explanation:

p(x=0) = 0.25

p(x=1) = 0.50

p(x=2) = 0.25

expected value for x = 0×0.25 + 1×0.5 + 2×0.25 = 1.0