What Is the Standard Deviation of a Portfolio Which Is

question 58

Multiple Choice

What is the standard deviation of a portfolio which is comprised of $4,500 invested in stock S and $3,000 in stock T?

• A) 1.4%
• B) 1.9%
• C) 2.6%
• D) 5.7%
• E) 7.2%

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Definitions:

Direct Labor-Hours

A measure of the work done by employees directly involved in the manufacturing process, counted in hours.

Activity Cost Pools

A grouping of all costs associated with a specific activity, used in activity-based costing to more accurately allocate overhead costs.

Activity Rates

Rates used in Activity-Based Costing to assign overhead costs to products or services, based on specific activities that drive those costs.

Activity-Based Costing

An accounting method that assigns overhead and indirect costs to related products and services based on the activities that drive those costs.