Answer to Question #14690 in Economics of Enterprise for WYNI

Question

You have the following data on three stocks:

Stock Standard Deviation Beta
A 20% 0.59
B 10% 0.61
C 12% 1.29


If you are a strict risk minimizer, you would choose Stock ____ if it is to be held in isolation and Stock ____ if it is to be held as part of a well-diversified portfolio.
Answer

A; A.

A; B.

B; A.

C; A.

C; B.
5 points
Question 2

Which is the best measure of risk for a single asset held in isolation, and which is the best measure for an asset held in a diversified portfolio?
Answer

Variance; correlation coefficient.

Standard deviation; correlation coefficient.

Beta; variance.

Coefficient of variation; beta.

Beta; beta.
5 points
Question 3

Inflation, recession, and high interest rates are economic events that are best characterized as being
Answer

systematic risk factors that can be diversified away.

company-specific risk factors that can be diversified away.

among the factors that are responsible fo

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