Which of the Following Statements Is CORRECT

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) A large portfolio of randomly selected stocks will always have a standard deviation of returns that is less than the standard deviation of a portfolio with fewer stocks,regardless of how the stocks in the smaller portfolio are selected.
• B) Diversifiable risk can be reduced by forming a large portfolio,but normally even highly-diversified portfolios are subject to market (or systematic)risk.
• C) A large portfolio of randomly selected stocks will have a standard deviation of returns that is greater than the standard deviation of a 1-stock portfolio if that one stock has a beta less than 1.0.
• D) A large portfolio of stocks whose betas are greater than 1.0 will have less market risk than a single stock with a beta = 0.8.
• E) If you add enough randomly selected stocks to a portfolio,you can completely eliminate all of the market risk from the portfolio.

---

Definitions:

Adaptive

Characterizes the ability of an organism or system to adjust or change in response to new environments or conditions.

Specialized Structures

Physiological or anatomical parts of an organism adapted for a specific function or environment.

Biological Development

The process of growth and change in living organisms, encompassing physical, genetic, and hormonal changes that occur from conception to maturity.

Chromosomes

Structures composed of DNA and proteins that contain the genetic information of an organism.