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You invest $100 in a risky asset with an expected rate of return of 0.12 and a standard deviation of 0.15 and a T-bill with a rate of return of 0.05. The slope of the capital allocation line formed with the risky asset and the risk-free asset is equal to A. 0.4667. B. 0.8000 .C. 2.14. D. 0.41667. E. Cannot be determined.

A. 0.4667.

A security has an expected rate of return of 0.10 and a beta of 1.1. The market expected rate of return is 0.08, and the risk-free rate is 0.05. The alpha of the stock is A. 1.7%. B. -1.7%. C. 8.3%. D. 5.5%.

A. 1.7%

According to the mean-variance criterion, which one of the following investments dominates all others? A. E(r) = 0.15; Variance = 0.20 B. E(r) = 0.10; Variance = 0.20 C. E(r) = 0.10; Variance = 0.25 D. E(r) = 0.15; Variance = 0.25 E. None of these options dominates the other alternatives.

A. E(r) = 0.15; Variance = 0.20

According to the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), a well diversified portfolio's rate of return is a function Of A. beta risk. B. unsystematic risk. C. unique risk. D. reinvestment risk. E. None of the options are correct.

A. beta risk.

The capital allocation line can be described as the A. investment opportunity set formed with a risky asset and a risk-free asset. B. investment opportunity set formed with two risky assets. C. line on which lie all portfolios that offer the same utility to a particular investor. D. line on which lie all portfolios with the same expected rate of return and different standard deviations.

A. investment opportunity set formed with a risky asset and a risk-free asset.

The expected return of a portfolio of risky securities A. is a weighted average of the securities' returns. B. is the sum of the securities' returns. C. is the weighted sum of the securities' variances and covariances. D. is a weighted average of the securities' returns and the weighted sum of the securities' variances and covariances. E. None of the options are correct.

A. is a weighted average of the securities' returns

If you believe in the ________ form of the EMH, you believe that stock prices reflect all relevant information, including historical stock prices and current public information about the firm, but not information that is available only to insiders. A. semistrong B. strong C. weak D. All of the options are correct. E. None of the options are correct.

A. semistrong

The individual investor's optimal portfolio is designated by A. the point of tangency with the indifference curve and the capital allocation line. B. the point of highest reward to variability ratio in the opportunity set. C. the point of tangency with the opportunity set and the capital allocation line. D. the point of the highest reward to variability ratio in the indifference curve. E. None of the options are correct.

A. the point of tangency with the indifference curve and the capital allocation line.

The efficient frontier of risky assets is A. the portion of the minimum-variance portfolio that lies above the global minimum variance portfolio. B. the portion of the minimum-variance portfolio that represents the highest standard deviations. C. the portion of the minimum-variance portfolio that includes the portfolios with the lowest standard deviation. D. the set of portfolios that have zero standard deviation.

A. the portion of the minimum-variance portfolio that lies above the global minimum variance portfolio.

Your opinion is that CSCO has an expected rate of return of 0.15. It has a beta of 1.3. The risk-free rate is 0.04 and the market expected rate of return is 0.115. According to the Capital Asset Pricing Model, this securityis A. underpriced. B. overpriced. C. fairly priced. D. Cannot be determined from data provided. E. None of the options are correct.

A. underpriced.

An investor invests 30% of his wealth in a risky asset with an expected rate of return of 0.15 and a variance of 0.04 and 70% in a T-bill that pays 6%. His portfolio's expected return and standard deviation are __________ and __________, respectively. A. 0.114; 0.12 B. 0.087; 0.06 C. 0.295; 0.06 D. 0.087; 0.12 E. None of the options are correct.

B. 0.087; 0.06

4. You are considering investing $1,000 in a T-bill that pays 0.05 and a risky portfolio, P, constructed with two risky securities, X and Y. The weights of X and Y in P are 0.60 and 0.40, respectively. X has an expected rateof return of 0.14 and variance of 0.01, and Y has an expected rate of return of 0.10 and a variance of 0.0081.If you want to form a portfolio with an expected rate of return of 0.11, what percentages of your money must you invest in the T-bill and P, respectively? A. 0.25; 0.75 B. 0.19; 0.81 C. 0.65; 0.35 D. 0.50; 0.50 E. Cannot be determined.

B. 0.19; 0.81

The market portfolio has a beta of A. 0. B. 1. C. -1. D. 0.5.

B. 1.

In the context of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), the relevant measure of risk is A. unique risk. B. beta. C. standard deviation of returns. D. variance of returns.

B. Beta

Steve is more risk-averse than Edie. On a graph that shows Steve and Edie's indifference curves, which of the following is true? Assume that the graph shows expected return on the vertical axis and standard deviation on the horizontal axis. I) Steve and Edie's indifference curves might intersect. II) Steve's indifference curves will have flatter slopes than Edie's. III) Steve's indifference curves will have steeper slopes than Edie's. IV) Steve and Edie's indifference curves will not intersect. V) Steve's indifference curves will be downward sloping, and Edie's will be upward sloping. A. I and V B. I and III C. III and IV D. I and II E. II and IV

B. I and III

6. Consider an investment opportunity set formed with two securities that are perfectly negatively correlated. The global-minimum variance portfolio has a standard deviation that is always A. greater than zero. B. equal to zero. C. equal to the sum of the securities' standard deviations. D. equal to 1.

B. equal to zero.

Studies of stock price reactions to news are called A. reaction studies. B. event studies. C. drift studies. D. reaction studies and event studies. E. event studies and drift studies.

B. event studies.

Google has a beta of 1.0. The annualized market return yesterday was 11%, and the risk-free rate is currently 5%. You observe that Google had an annualized return yesterday of 14%. Assuming that markets are efficient, this suggests that A. bad news about Google was announced yesterday. B. good news about Google was announced yesterday. C. no news about Google was announced yesterday. D. interest rates rose yesterday. E. interest rates fell yesterday.

B. good news about Google was announced yesterday.

In the context of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), the relevant risk is A. unique risk. B. market risk. C. standard deviation of returns. D. variance of returns.

B. market risk.

The risk-free rate is 7%. The expected market rate of return is 15%. If you expect a stock with a beta of 1.3 to offer a rate of return of 12%, you should A. buy the stock because it is overpriced. B. sell short the stock because it is overpriced. C. sell the stock short because it is underpriced. D. buy the stock because it is underpriced. E. None of the options, as the stock is fairly priced.

B. sell short the stock because it is overpriced.

Market risk is also referred to as A. systematic risk or diversifiable risk. B. systematic risk or nondiversifiable risk. C. unique risk or nondiversifiable risk. D. unique risk or diversifiable risk.

B. systematic risk or nondiversifiable risk.

In the mean-standard deviation graph, the line that connects the risk-free rate and the optimal risky portfolio, P, is called A. the security market line. B. the capital allocation line. C. the indifference curve. D. the investor's utility line.

B. the capital allocation line.

A reward-to-volatility ratio is useful in A. measuring the standard deviation of returns. B. understanding how returns increase relative to risk increases. C. analyzing returns on variable-rate bonds. D. assessing the effects of inflation. E. None of the options are correct.

B. understanding how returns increase relative to risk increases.

According to the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), fairly-priced securities have A. positive betas. B. zero alphas. C. negative betas. D. positive alphas.

B. zero alphas.

Assume an investor with the following utility function: U = E(r) - 3/2(s2).To maximize her expected utility, she would choose the asset with an expected rate of return of _______ and a standard deviation of ________, respectively. A. 12%; 20% B. 10%; 15% C. 10%; 10% D. 8%; 10%

C. 10%; 10%

1. You invest $100 in a risky asset with an expected rate of return of 0.12 and a standard deviation of 0.15 and a T-bill with a rate of return of 0.05. What percentages of your money must be invested in the risk-free asset and the risky asset, respectively, to form a portfolio with a standard deviation of 0.06? A. 30% and 70% B. 50% and 50% C. 60% and 40% D. 40% and 60% E. Cannot be determined.

C. 60% and 40%

You invest $100 in a risky asset with an expected rate of return of 0.11 and a standard deviation of 0.20 and a T-bill with a rate of return of 0.03. What percentages of your money must be invested in the risk-free asset and the risky asset, respectively, to form a portfolio with a standard deviation of 0.08? A. 30% and 70% B. 50% and 50% C. 60% and 40% D. 40% and 60% E. Cannot be determined.

C. 60% and 40%

___________ the return on a stock beyond what would be predicted from market movements alone. A. An irrational return is B. An economic return is C. An abnormal return is D. None of the options are correct. E. All of the options are correct.

C. An abnormal return is

Consider a risky portfolio, A, with an expected rate of return of 0.15 and a standard deviation of 0.15, that lies on a given indifference curve. Which one of the following portfolios might lie on the same indifference curve for a risk averse investor? A. E(r) = 0.15; Standard deviation = 0.20 B. E(r) = 0.15; Standard deviation = 0.10 C. E(r) = 0.10; Standard deviation = 0.10 D. E(r) = 0.20; Standard deviation = 0.15 E. E(r) = 0.10; Standard deviation = 0.20

C. E(r) = 0.10; Standard deviation = 0.10

In a return-standard deviation space, which of the following statements is(are) true for risk-averse investors? (The vertical and horizontal lines are referred to as the expected return-axis and the standard deviation-axis, respectively.) I) An investor's own indifference curves might intersect. II) Indifference curves have negative slopes. III) In a set of indifference curves, the highest offers the greatest utility. IV) Indifference curves of two investors might intersect. A. I and II only B. II and III only C. I and IV only D. III and IV only E. None of the options are correct.

C. I and IV only

In the mean-standard deviation graph, which one of the following statements is true regarding the indifference curve of a risk-averse investor? A. It is the locus of portfolios that have the same expected rates of return and different standard deviations. B. It is the locus of portfolios that have the same standard deviations and different rates of return. C. It is the locus of portfolios that offer the same utility according to returns and standard deviations. D. It connects portfolios that offer increasing utilities according to returns and standard deviations. E. None of the options are correct.

C. It is the locus of portfolios that offer the same utility according to returns and standard deviations.

3. Consider a T-bill with a rate of return of 5% and the following risky securities: Security A: E(r) = 0.15; Variance = 0.04 Security B: E(r) = 0.10; Variance = 0.0225 Security C: E(r) = 0.12; Variance = 0.01 Security D: E(r) = 0.13; Variance = 0.0625 From which set of portfolios, formed with the T-bill and any one of the four risky securities, would a risk-averse investor always choose his portfolio? A. The set of portfolios formed with the T-bill and security A. B. The set of portfolios formed with the T-bill and security B. C. The set of portfolios formed with the T-bill and security C. D. The set of portfolios formed with the T-bill and security D. E. Cannot be determined.

C. The set of portfolios formed with the T-bill and security C.

2. You invest $100 in a risky asset with an expected rate of return of 0.12 and a standard deviation of 0.15 and a T-bill with a rate of return of 0.05.A portfolio that has an expected outcome of $115 is formed by A. investing $100 in the risky asset. B. investing $80 in the risky asset and $20 in the risk-free asset. C. borrowing $43 at the risk-free rate and investing the total amount ($143) in the risky asset. D. investing $43 in the risky asset and $57 in the riskless asset. E. Such a portfolio cannot be formed.

C. borrowing $43 at the risk-free rate and investing the total amount ($143) in the risky asset.

Nicholas Manufacturing just announced yesterday that its fourth quarter earnings will be 10% higher than last year's fourth quarter. Nicholas had an abnormal return of 1.2% yesterday. This suggests that A. the market is not efficient. B. Nicholas' stock will probably rise in value tomorrow. C. investors expected the earnings increase to be larger than what was actually announced. D. investors expected the earnings increase to be smaller than what was actually announced. E. earnings are expected to decrease next quarter.

C. investors expected the earnings increase to be larger than what was actually announced.

The capital allocation line provided by a risk-free security and two risky securities is A. the line that connects the risk-free rate and the global minimum-variance portfolio of the risky securities. B. the line that connects the risk-free rate and the portfolio of the risky securities that has the highest expected return on the efficient frontier. C. the line tangent to the efficient frontier of risky securities drawn from the risk-free rate. D. the horizontal line drawn from the risk-free rate.

C. the line tangent to the efficient frontier of risky securities drawn from the risk-free rate.

The standard deviation of a portfolio of risky securities is A. the square root of the weighted sum of the securities' variances. B. the square root of the sum of the securities' variances. C. the square root of the weighted sum of the securities' variances and covariances. D. the square root of the sum of the securities' covariances.

C. the square root of the weighted sum of the securities' variances and covariances.

If you believe in the _______ form of the EMH, you believe that stock prices only reflect all information that can be derived by examining market trading data, such as the history of past stock prices, trading volume or short interest. A. semistrong B. strong C. weak D. All of the options are correct. E. None of the options are correct

C. weak

The risk-free rate and the expected market rate of return are 0.06 and 0.12, respectively. According to the capital asset pricing model (CAPM), the expected rate of return on security X with a beta of 1.2 is equal to A. 0.06. B. 0.144. C. 0.12. D. 0.132. E. 0.18.

D. 0.132.

Which of the following statements regarding the capital allocation line (CAL) is false? A. The CAL shows risk-return combinations. B. The slope of the CAL equals the increase in the expected return of the complete portfolio per unit of additional standard deviation. C. The slope of the CAL is also called the reward-to-volatility ratio. D. The CAL is also called the efficient frontier of risky assets in the absence of a risk-free asset.

D. The CAL is also called the efficient frontier of risky assets in the absence of a risk-free asset.

An investor who wishes to form a portfolio that lies to the right of the optimal risky portfolio on the capital allocation line must A. lend some of her money at the risk-free rate. B. borrow some money at the risk-free rate and invest in the optimal risky portfolio. C. invest only in risky securities. D. borrow some money at the risk-free rate, invest in the optimal risky portfolio, and invest only in risky securities E. Such a portfolio cannot be formed.

D. borrow some money at the risk-free rate, invest in the optimal risky portfolio, and invest only in risky securities

Elias is a risk-averse investor. David is a less risk-averse investor than Elias. Therefore, A. for the same risk, David requires a higher rate of return than Elias. B. for the same return, Elias tolerates higher risk than David. C. for the same risk, Elias requires a lower rate of return than David. D. for the same return, David tolerates higher risk than Elias. E. Cannot be determined.

D. for the same return, David tolerates higher risk than Elias.

Given the capital allocation line, an investor's optimal portfolio is the portfolio that A. maximizes her expected profit.B. maximizes her risk. C. minimizes both her risk and return. D. maximizes her expected utility. E. None of the options are correct.

D. maximizes her expected utility.

Other things equal, diversification is most effective when A. securities' returns are uncorrelated. B. securities' returns are positively correlated. C. securities' returns are high. D. securities' returns are negatively correlated. E. securities' returns are positively correlated and high

D. securities' returns are negatively correlated.

The main difference between the three forms of market efficiency is that A. the definition of efficiency differs. B. the definition of excess return differs. C. the definition of prices differs. D. the definition of information differs. E. they were discovered by different people.

D. the definition of information differs.

The security market line (SML) is A. the line that describes the expected return-beta relationship for well-diversified portfolios only. B. also called the capital allocation line. C. the line that is tangent to the efficient frontier of all risky assets. D. the line that represents the expected return-beta relationship. E. All of the options.

D. the line that represents the expected return-beta relationship.

Diversifiable risk is also referred to as A. systematic risk or unique risk. B. systematic risk or market risk. C. unique risk or market risk. D. unique risk or firm-specific risk.

D. unique risk or firm-specific risk.

Proponents of the EMH think technical analysts A. should focus on relative strength. B. should focus on resistance levels. C. should focus on support levels. D. should focus on financial statements. E. are wasting their time.

E. are wasting their time.

A statistic that measures how the returns of two risky assets move together is: A. variance. B. standard deviation. C. covariance. D. correlation. E. covariance and correlation.

E. covariance and correlation.

Proponents of the EMH typically advocate A. an active trading strategy. B. investing in an index fund. C. a passive investment strategy. D. an active trading strategy and investing in an index fund. E. investing in an index fund and a passive investment strategy.

E. investing in an index fund and a passive investment strategy.

In an efficient market, A. security prices react quickly to new information. B. security prices are seldom far above or below their justified levels. C. security analysis will not enable investors to realize superior returns consistently. D. one cannot make money. E. security prices react quickly to new information, security prices are seldom far above or below their justified levels, and security analysis will not enable investors to realize superior returns consistently.

E. security prices react quickly to new information, security prices are seldom far above or below their justified levels, and security analysis will not enable investors to realize superior returns consistently.

8. The utility score an investor assigns to a particular portfolio, other things equal, A. will decrease as the rate of return increases. B. will decrease as the standard deviation decreases. C. will decrease as the variance decreases. D. will increase as the variance increases. E. will increase as the rate of return increases

E. will increase as the rate of return increases