Determine Which One of These Three Portfolios Dominates Another

question 13

Multiple Choice

Determine which one of these three portfolios dominates another. Name the dominated portfolio and the portfolio that dominates it. Portfolio Blue has an expected return of 13 percent and risk of 17 percent. The expected return and risk of portfolio Yellow are 15 percent and 19 percent; and for the Purple portfolio are 12 percent and 18 percent.

• A) Portfolio Blue dominates portfolio Yellow.
• B) Portfolio Blue dominates portfolio Purple.
• C) Portfolio Purple dominates portfolio Blue.
• D) Portfolio Purple dominates portfolio Yellow.

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Definitions:

Pyroclastic Flows

Fast-moving currents of hot gas and volcanic materials (such as ash and rock fragments) that flow down the slopes of a volcano during an explosive eruption.

Mudflows

Rapid flows of water-saturated earth material, primarily composed of mud and often triggered by heavy rains or volcanic activity.

River Valley

a long, narrow region carved by river erosion, often surrounded by hills or mountains.

Krakatau

An Indonesian volcanic island known for its catastrophic eruption in 1883, significantly impacting global climate and producing loud noises heard thousands of miles away.