Amos Has Just Been Fired from His Job at a Major

question 86

Multiple Choice

Amos has just been fired from his job at a major software firm.As he packs up the contents of his desk,he says to a colleague,"It just goes to show what can happen when your supervisor has it in for you."" Amos' attribution in this case can best be characterized as

• A)specific.
• B)stable.
• C)global.
• D)internal.
• E)external

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Definitions:

Expected Return

The expected return is the anticipated profit or loss from an investment over a given period.

True Risk

The actual level of risk associated with an investment or decision, considering all factors including unknowable future events.

Systematic Risk Principle

Principle stating that the expected return on a risky asset depends only on that asset’s systematic risk.

Expected Return

The weighted average of all possible returns for an investment, with each return being weighted by its probability of occurrence.