An Asset Had Returns of 7

question 76

Multiple Choice

An asset had returns of 7.7, 5.4, 3.6, −4.2, and −1.3 percent, respectively, over the past five years. What is the variance of these returns?

• A).00173
• B).00184
• C).00216
• D).00239
• E).00259

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Definitions:

Purchasing Power

The value of a currency expressed in terms of the amount of goods or services that one unit of money can buy.

Market Demand Curve

A graphical representation showing the quantity of a good that consumers are willing and able to purchase at different price points, holding other factors constant.

Horizontal Sum

The process of adding the quantities demanded by all individuals at different price levels to determine the total market demand at each price.

Vertical Sum

A concept typically used in the context of aggregating demand curves, where the quantities at each price level are summed vertically across different consumers or markets.