According to the Information Presented in Chapter 8, Which of the Following

question 9

Multiple Choice

According to the information presented in Chapter 8, which of the following is FALSE regarding competency to stand trial?

• A) Judges agree with the decisions of competence evaluators most of the time.
• B) The majority of individuals referred for a competence evaluation are found incompetent.
• C) Defendants can be medicated against their will in order to have their competence restored.
• D) The majority of incompetent defendants are eventually restored to competency.

Apply the principles of portfolio diversification and understand its effect on risk reduction.

Understand the concept of the Security Market Line (SML) and its implications for required returns based on beta.

Analyze the effects of changes in investor risk aversion on the market risk premium and the slope of the SML.

Describe the impact of the risk-free rate on stock and portfolio returns.

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