Asset a Has an Expected Return of 20% and a Standard

question 22

Multiple Choice

Asset A has an expected return of 20% and a standard deviation of 25%. The risk-free rate is 10%. What is the reward-to-variability ratio?

• A) .40
• B) .50
• C) .75
• D) .80

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