You Invest $100 in a Risky Asset with an Expected

question 58

Multiple Choice

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. The slope of the capital allocation line formed with the risky asset and the risk-free asset is equal to

• A)0.47.
• B)0.80.
• C)2.14.
• D)0.40.

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Definitions:

Marginal Revenue Product (MRP)

The change in a firm’s total revenue when it employs 1 additional unit of a resource (the quantity of all other resources employed remaining constant); equal to the change in total revenue divided by the change in the quantity of the resource employed.

Total Revenue

The total amount of money received by a company from the sale of goods or services before any expenses are deducted.

Real Wages

The purchasing power of wages, adjusted for inflation, indicating the quantity of goods and services that can be bought.

Capital Equipment

Long-term assets used in the production of goods and services, such as machinery, buildings, and vehicles.