Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Because investors are risk averse,they will demand a risk premium to hold unsystematic risk.
• B)Over any given period,the risk of holding a stock is that the dividends plus the final stock price will be higher or lower than expected,which makes the realized return risky.
• C)The risk premium for diversifiable risk is zero,so investors are not compensated for holding firm-specific risk.
• D)Because investors can eliminate firm-specific risk "for free" by diversifying their portfolios,they will not require a reward or risk premium for holding it.

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Definitions:

Elastic Demand

Refers to a market scenario where the quantity demanded of a product changes significantly when its price changes.

Marginal Revenue

The increase in revenue that results from the sale of one additional unit of a product or service.

Downsloping Curve

Typically refers to a demand curve in economics, indicating that as the price of a product decreases, the quantity demanded increases, and vice versa.

Price Lowering

Price lowering involves reducing the selling price of goods or services, often as a strategy to increase demand or competitiveness in the market.