Year-To-Date, Company O Had Earned a −2

question 26

Multiple Choice

Year-to-date, Company O had earned a −2.10 percent return. During the same time period, Company V earned 8.00 percent and Company M earned 6.25 percent. If you have a portfolio made up of 40 percent Company O, 30 percent Company V, and 30 percent Company M, what is your portfolio return?

• A) 3.435 percent
• B) 5.115 percent
• C) 12.15 percent
• D) 16.35 percent

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Definitions:

Fermentation

An anaerobic process by which ATP is produced by a series of redox reactions in which organic compounds serve both as electron donors and terminal electron acceptors.

NADH

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (reduced form) is a coenzyme involved in redox reactions, carrying electrons from one reaction to another in cellular metabolism.

Organic Molecule

A compound mainly made of carbon atoms, often containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and/or phosphorus, which is typically associated with living organisms.

Aerobic Pathways

Metabolic processes that require oxygen to produce energy, including the Krebs cycle and oxidative phosphorylation.