Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Many practitioners prefer to use average industry betas rather than individual stock betas.
• B)When estimating beta by using past returns it is best to use the longest time horizon of returns available.
• C)The CAPM predicts that a security's expected return depends on its beta with regard to the market portfolio of all risky investments available to investors.
• D)If we use too short a time horizon when estimating beta,our estimate of beta will be unreliable.

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Definitions:

Investment Decisions

The process of deciding where to allocate and commit financial and capital resources to optimize returns.

Cash Flow

The overall quantity of cash exchange happening in and out of a business, profoundly impacting its liquidity ratio.

Payback Rule

A capital budgeting principle that evaluates an investment based on the time needed to recoup the invested capital.

Payback Cutoff

The maximum allowable period for an investment to recoup its initial cost, beyond which it is not considered.