The Expected Return on a Portfolio

question 56

Multiple Choice

The expected return on a portfolio:

• A)can be greater than the expected return on the best performing security in the portfolio.
• B)can be less than the expected return on the worst performing security in the portfolio.
• C)is independent of the performance of the overall economy.
• D)is limited by the returns on the individual securities within the portfolio.
• E)is an arithmetic average of the returns of the individual securities when the weights of
• Those securities are unequal.

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Definitions:

Gross Margin Ratio

A financial metric that indicates the percentage of sales revenue remaining after deducting the cost of goods sold (COGS), used to assess a company's financial health.

Financial Statements

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LIFO

A method to value inventory that assumes the latest items added to inventory are the first ones used or sold.

Perpetual Inventory

An accounting method where inventory quantities and costs are updated in real-time with each sale or purchase.