Use the Information for the Question(s)below

question 47

Multiple Choice

Use the information for the question(s) below.
Suppose you have $10,000 in cash and you decide to borrow another $10,000 at a 6% interest rate to invest in the stock market.You invest the entire $20,000 in an exchange traded fund (ETF) with a 12% expected return and a 20% volatility.
-Assume that the EFT you invested in returns -10%,then the realized return on your investment is closest to:

• A)-20%.
• B)-10%.
• C)-24%.
• D)-26%.

---

Definitions:

Variable Costing

A technique in accounting that encompasses only costs that vary with production (including direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) in the pricing of products.

Period Cost

Expenses that are not directly tied to the production of goods and are instead associated with time periods, such as administrative salaries.

Variable Costing

A method of cost accounting where only variable production costs are included in product costs, with fixed overhead expenses treated as period costs.

Unit Product Cost

The total cost associated with producing a single unit of a product, calculated by dividing the total production costs by the number of units produced.