Characteristics of Profit-Sharing Plans Include All of the Following with the Exception

question 6

Multiple Choice

Characteristics of profit-sharing plans include all of the following with the exception of:

• A)A predetermined formula is used to allocate employer contributions to individual employees and to establish benefit payments.
• B)Forfeitures of benefits under the plan may be reallocated to the remaining participants.
• C)The company must make contributions to the plan if it has profits during the year.
• D)Annual employer contributions are not required,but substantial,recurring contributions must be made to satisfy the requirement that the plan be permanent.

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Definitions:

Portfolio Opportunity Set

The expected return–standard deviation pairs of all portfolios that can be constructed from a given set of assets.

Efficient Frontier

A portfolio optimization concept that plots the best possible return for a given level of risk based on various asset combinations.

Optimal Risky Portfolio

The optimal risky portfolio is the combination of risky assets that provides the highest expected return for a given level of risk or the lowest risk for a given level of expected return.

Risk Free Rate

The theoretical rate of return of an investment with zero risk, often represented by the yield on government securities like U.S. Treasury bonds.