The Table Below Shows Selected Financial Data for the Turtle

question 104

Multiple Choice

The table below shows selected financial data for the Turtle Income fund, the Hare Growth fund, the market portfolio and the risk free asset. If you wanted to build a portfolio out of T-Bills and the market portfolio to mimic the performance of the Turtle Income Fund, what proportion would you invest in the market portfolio? $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline & \text { Turtle } & \text { Hare } & \text { Market } & \text { Risk Free } \\\hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Expected } \\\text { Return }\end{array} & 10 \% & 13 \% & 12 \% & 5 \% \\\hline \text { Std Dev. } & 8.5 \% & 17.9 \% & 11.9 \% & 0 \% \\\hline \text { Beta } & 0.7143 & 1.4 & 1 & 0 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A)37.1%
• B)50.0%
• C)71.4%
• D)105.7%
• E)140.0%

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Definitions:

Willingness to Pay

The maximum amount an individual is prepared to spend on a good or service, reflecting their valuation of it.

Consumer Surplus

The difference between the maximum price a consumer is willing to pay for a good or service and the actual price they do pay.

Market Forces

The natural factors of supply and demand that determine prices, production levels, and resource allocation in a freely competitive economy.

Resistance Price

A price level at which an asset meets pressure on its way up due to a concentration of selling interest, often used in technical analysis of financial markets.