Last Year,T-Bills Returned 2 Percent While Your Investment in Large-Company

question 51

Multiple Choice

Last year,T-bills returned 2 percent while your investment in large-company stocks earned an average of 5 percent.Which one of the following terms refers to the difference between these two rates of return?

• A)risk premium
• B)geometric return
• C)arithmetic
• D)standard deviation
• E)variance

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Definitions:

Batson V.Kentucky

A landmark Supreme Court decision ruling that a prosecutor's use of peremptory challenge in jury selection based on race is unconstitutional, violating the Equal Protection Clause.

Peremptory Challenges

The right of attorneys during jury selection to reject a certain number of potential jurors without stating a reason.

Due Process Clause

A constitutional provision in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments that guarantees individuals fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a safeguard to protect against arbitrary denial of life, liberty, or property.

Dissenting Opinion

A separate judicial opinion written by a judge who disagrees with the majority's decision in a court ruling.