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Prices Communicate Information About the Relative Value of Resources in the Marketplace.Which

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Prices communicate information about the relative value of resources in the marketplace.Which of the following would cause the value and,hence,the price,of oranges to rise?
a.A freeze wipes out half of the Florida citrus groves.
b.Orange juice is shown to reduce blood cholesterol levels.
c.The price of grape,cranberry,and pineapple juice falls dramatically.


Definitions:

Systematic Risk

The type of risk inherent to the entire market or an entire market segment, also known as market risk, which cannot be eliminated through diversification.

Diversification

An investment strategy that spreads exposure across various assets to reduce risk.

Unsystematic Risk

The risk associated with an individual asset or firm, which can be mitigated through diversification.

Covariance

A statistical measure that calculates the degree to which two variables move in relation to each other.

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