Which of the Following Statements About Diversification Is (Are) Correct

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about diversification is (are) correct?
I. Diversification may be able to reduce the risk of a portfolio to less than the weighted average risk of the assets.
II. Diversification is always prudent and should be expanded to include new, unrelated products whenever possible.

• A) Only statement I is correct.
• B) Only statement II is correct.
• C) Both statements I and II are correct.
• D) Neither statement I nor II is correct.

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Definitions:

Efficiency Wages

Wages set above the equilibrium level by employers to increase worker productivity, discourage turnover, and reduce shirking.

Efficiency-Wage Theory

A theory suggesting employers pay above the market equilibrium wage to increase worker productivity.

Economic Theory

The study of how societies use scarce resources to produce valuable commodities and distribute them among different people.

Natural Rate

Refers to the level of unemployment when the labor market is in equilibrium, accounting for frictional and structural unemployment but not cyclical unemployment.