One Asset Has a Beta of 1

question 69

Multiple Choice

One asset has a beta of 1.5 and another asset has a beta of 0.75.The difference in beta means that the asset with a beta of 0.75 has

• A)75 percent less nondiversifiable risk than the asset with a beta of 1.5.
• B)75 percent more nondiversifiable risk than the asset with a beta of 1.5.
• C)twice as much nondiversifiable risk as the asset with a beta of 1.5.
• D)one-half as much nondiversifiable risk as the asset with a beta of 1.5.

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Definitions:

Parental Stock

The breeding animals or plants used in agriculture or aquaculture, from which offspring are produced for specific qualities or production purposes.

Sympatric Speciation

The process where new species evolve from a single ancestral species while inhabiting the same geographic region.

Separate Identities

The concept of distinguishing or individualizing characteristics that make a person, group, or entity distinct from others.

Reproductive Isolation

A collection of mechanisms, behaviors, and physiological processes that prevent the members of two different species that cross or mate from producing offspring, or ensure any offspring are sterile.