Suppose Over the Next Year Ball Corporation Has a Return

question 8

Multiple Choice

Suppose over the next year Ball Corporation has a return of 12.5%,Lowes Companies has a return of 20%,and Abbott Labs has a return of -10%.The weight on Ball Corporation in your portfolio after one year is closest to:

• A)20.0%.
• B)12.5%.
• C)20.7%.
• D)21.7%.

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Definitions:

[H+]

The concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution, often used as a measure of the acidity of a solution, with lower values indicating higher acidity.

HBr

Hydrobromic acid, a strong acid formed by dissolving hydrogen bromide in water.

[H+]

[H+] denotes the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution, which is a measure of the acidity or alkalinity (pH) of the solution.

K

The chemical symbol for Potassium, a soft, silver-white metal belonging to the alkali metal group of the periodic table.