Which One of the Following Statements Is Correct Concerning a Portfolio

question 88

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements is correct concerning a portfolio of 20 securities with multiple states of the economy when both the securities and the economic states have unequal weights?

• A) Given the unequal weights of both the securities and the economic states, the standard deviation of the portfolio must equal that of the overall market.
• B) The weights of the individual securities have no effect on the expected return of a portfolio when multiple states of the economy are involved.
• C) Changing the probabilities of occurrence for the various economic states will not affect the expected standard deviation of the portfolio.
• D) The standard deviation of the portfolio will be greater than the highest standard deviation of any single security in the portfolio given that the individual securities are well diversified.
• E) Given both the unequal weights of the securities and the economic states, an investor might be able to create a portfolio that has an expected standard deviation of zero.

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Definitions:

Exchange Rates

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Balance Sheet

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