Evaluate the Determinant $\left| \begin{array} { r r r } - 2 & - 7 & 0 \\ 9 & - 7 & 0 \\ 8 & - 7 & 0 \end{array} \right|$

question 491

Multiple Choice

Evaluate the determinant.
- $\left| \begin{array} { r r r } - 2 & - 7 & 0 \\ 9 & - 7 & 0 \\ 8 & - 7 & 0 \end{array} \right|$

• A) 0
• B) 490
• C) \(- 518\)
• D) 504

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Definitions:

Market Risk Premium

The surplus return an investor aspires to earn by holding onto a market portfolio fraught with risks as compared to safeguarded, risk-free assets.

Beta

An indicator of the variability of a stock's performance compared to the general market, where a beta greater than 1 suggests a volatility superior to that of the market.

Standard Deviation

A statistic that measures the dispersion or variability of a dataset relative to its mean, used in finance to quantify the volatility of an investment.

Beta

A measure of a stock's volatility in relation to the overall market; it indicates the risk associated with a particular equity.