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What is the name given to the equation that financial managers use to measure an investor's required rate of return?


A) the standard deviation
B) the capital asset pricing model
C) the coefficient of variation
D) the MIRR

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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You are considering a security with the following possible rates of return: You are considering a security with the following possible rates of return:     a.Calculate the expected rate of return. b.Calculate the standard deviation of the returns. a.Calculate the expected rate of return. b.Calculate the standard deviation of the returns.

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a.Expected Return = (0.15)(9.5...

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Historically,investments with the highest returns have the lowest standard deviations because investors do not like risk.

A) True
B) False

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Assume that you expect to hold a $40,000 investment for one year.It is forecasted to have a year end value of $42,000 with a 30% probability; a year end value of $48,000 with a 45% probability; and a year end value of $60,000 with a 25% probability.What is the expected holding period return for this investment?


A) 50%
B) 25%
C) 23%
D) 18%

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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The appropriate measure for risk according to the capital asset pricing model is


A) the standard deviation of a firm's cash flows.
B) alpha.
C) the standard deviation of a firm's stock returns.
D) beta.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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The beta of ABC Co.stock is the slope of


A) the security market line.
B) the characteristic line for a plot of returns on the S&P 500 versus returns on short-term Treasury bills.
C) the arbitrage pricing line.
D) the characteristic line for a plot of ABC Co. returns against the returns of the market portfolio for the same period.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Stock A has the following returns for various states of the economy: Stock A has the following returns for various states of the economy:   Stock A's expected return is A)  9.9%. B)  12.7%. C)  13.8%. D)  16.5%. Stock A's expected return is


A) 9.9%.
B) 12.7%.
C) 13.8%.
D) 16.5%.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Portfolio risk is typically measured by ________ while the risk of a single investment is measured by ________.


A) standard deviation; beta
B) security market line; standard deviation
C) beta; standard deviation
D) beta; slope of the characteristic line

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Negative historical returns are not possible during periods of high volatility (high standard deviations of returns)due to the risk-return trade-off.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following types of risk is diversifiable?


A) unsystematic, or company-unique risk
B) betagenic, or ecocentric risk
C) systematic risk
D) market risk

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Assume that you have $100,000 invested in a stock whose beta is .85,$200,000 invested in a stock whose beta is 1.05,and $300,000 invested in a stock whose beta is 1.25.What is the beta of your portfolio?


A) 0.97
B) 1.02
C) 1.12
D) 1.21

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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Anchor Incorporated has a beta of 1.0.If the expected return on the market is 15%,what is the expected return on Anchor Incorporated's stock?


A) 15%
B) 14%
C) 18%
D) cannot be determined without the risk-free rate

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Define systematic and unsystematic risk.What method is used to measure a firm's market risk?

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We can divide the total risk (total vari...

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The rate on T-bills is currently 2%.Environment Help Company stock has a beta of 1.5 and a required rate of return of 17%.According to CAPM,determine the return on the market portfolio.


A) 27.5%
B) 19.0%
C) 14.0%
D) 12.0%

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The prices for the National Gasworks Corporation for the second quarter of 2012 are given below.The price of the stock on April 1,2012 was $130.Find the holding period return for an investor who purchased the stock on April 1,2012 and sold it the last day of June 2012. The prices for the National Gasworks Corporation for the second quarter of 2012 are given below.The price of the stock on April 1,2012 was $130.Find the holding period return for an investor who purchased the stock on April 1,2012 and sold it the last day of June 2012.   A)  -4.2% B)  -3.7% C)  2.1% D)  3.7%


A) -4.2%
B) -3.7%
C) 2.1%
D) 3.7%

E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

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Beginning with an investment in one company's securities,as we add securities of other companies to our portfolio,which type of risk declines?


A) systematic risk
B) market risk
C) non-diversifiable risk
D) unsystematic risk

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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A well-diversified portfolio includes investments in 50 securities.The portfolio's systematic risk is likely to be about


A) 50% of the total risk.
B) 40% of the total risk.
C) 25% of the total risk.
D) zero because risk is eliminated with a portfolio of 50 securities or more.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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If we are able to fully diversify,what is the appropriate measure of risk to use?


A) expected return
B) standard deviation
C) beta
D) risk-free rate of return

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following investments is clearly preferred to the others for an investor who is not holding a well-diversified portfolio? Which of the following investments is clearly preferred to the others for an investor who is not holding a well-diversified portfolio?   A)  Investment A B)  Investment B C)  Investment C D)  Cannot be determined without information regarding the risk-free rate of return.


A) Investment A
B) Investment B
C) Investment C
D) Cannot be determined without information regarding the risk-free rate of return.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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White Company stock has a beta of 2 and a required return of 23%,while Black Company stock has a beta of 1.0 and a required return of 14%.The standard deviation of returns for White Company is 10% more than the standard deviation for Black Company.The risk-free rate of return according to the CAPM is


A) 4%.
B) 5%.
C) 6%.
D) impossible to determine with the information given.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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