Assume That Last Year T-Bills Returned 2

question 4

Multiple Choice

Assume that last year T-bills returned 2.8 percent while your investment in large-company stocks earned an average of 7.6 percent. Which one of the following terms refers to the difference between these two rates of return?

• A) Risk premium
• B) Geometric average return
• C) Arithmetic average return
• D) Standard deviation
• E) Variance

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Definitions:

Imports

Goods and services purchased from other countries and brought into a country.

Inflation

The speed at which the overall price level for goods and services increases, thereby diminishing buying power.

Floating Exchange Rates

A system in which currency values are allowed to fluctuate according to foreign exchange market mechanisms without direct intervention by the country’s government.

Interest Rates

The cost of borrowing money, typically expressed as a percentage of the amount loaned, which lenders charge borrowers.