Which of the Following Statements Is CORRECT

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) The beta of a portfolio of stocks is always smaller than the betas of any of the individual stocks.
• B) If you found a stock with a zero historical beta and held it as the only stock in your portfolio,you would by definition have a riskless portfolio.
• C) The beta coefficient of a stock is normally found by regressing past returns on a stock against past market returns.One could also construct a scatter diagram of returns on the stock versus those on the market,estimate the slope of the line of best fit,and use it as beta.However,this historical beta may differ from the beta that exists in the future.
• D) The beta of a portfolio of stocks is always larger than the betas of any of the individual stocks.
• E) It is theoretically possible for a stock to have a beta of 1.0.If a stock did have a beta of 1.0,then,at least in theory,its required rate of return would be equal to the risk-free (default-free)rate of return,rRF.

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Definitions:

Input Prices

The costs associated with the inputs used in the production process, such as labor, raw materials, and capital.

Economies of Scale

Economies of scale refer to the cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, with cost per unit of output generally decreasing with increasing scale.

Marginal Product

The extra output or benefit received from using one additional unit of a resource.

Opportunity Cost

The cost of an alternative that must be forgone in order to pursue a certain action, the benefits you could have received by taking an alternative action.