Suppose the Risk-Free Return Is 3

question 29

Multiple Choice

Suppose the risk-free return is 3%. The beta of a managed portfolio is 1.75, the alpha is 0%, and the average return is 16%. Based on Jensen's measure of portfolio performance, you would calculate the return on the market portfolio as

• A) 12.3%.
• B) 10.4%.
• C) 15.1%.
• D) 16.7%.

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Definitions:

FIFO Perpetual

An inventory valuation method where the first items purchased (First In) are the first ones to be used or sold (First Out) on a continuous basis.

LIFO Perpetual

A method of inventory valuation which assumes that the last items placed in inventory are the first ones sold, applied continuously throughout the accounting period.

Weighted Average

This is a calculation method that takes into account the varying degrees of importance of the numbers in a data set, giving different weights to some of the data points.

Moving Average

A calculation used to analyze data points by creating a series of averages of different subsets of the full data set.