Stock X Has a Beta of 0

question 111

Multiple Choice

Stock X has a beta of 0.5 and Stock Y has a beta of 1.5.Which of the following statements must be true,according to the CAPM?

• A) If you invest $50,000 in Stock X and $50,000 in Stock Y,your 2-stock portfolio would have a beta significantly lower than 1.0,provided the returns on the two stocks are not perfectly correlated.
• B) Stock Y's realized return during the coming year will be higher than Stock X's return.
• C) If the expected rate of inflation increases but the market risk premium is unchanged,the required returns on the two stocks should increase by the same amount.
• D) Stock Y's return has a higher standard deviation than Stock X.
• E) If the market risk premium declines,but the risk-free rate is unchanged,Stock X will have a larger decline in its required return than will Stock Y.

Identify and understand the implications of fixed and variable costs on pricing and inventory valuation decisions.

Understand the concept of absorption costing versus variable costing and their impact on net operating income.

Calculate net operating income under both absorption and variable costing.

Identify the effects of changes in inventory levels on net operating income under absorption costing.

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Definitions:

Low Dividend Policy

A strategy where a company decides to distribute a smaller portion of its earnings in the form of dividends to retain more capital for growth.

Clienteles

Clienteles refers to groups of investors or customers who prefer certain policies or characteristics of a company, such as dividend policies, which cater to their specific needs or investment strategies.

Trading Range

Price range between the highest and lowest prices at which a stock is traded.

Dividend Yield

The ratio of a company's annual dividends to its current share price, represented as a percentage.