Which of the Following Statements Is CORRECT

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) If you found a stock with a zero historical beta and held it as the only stock in your portfolio, you would by definition have a riskless portfolio.
• B) The beta coefficient of a stock is normally found by regressing past returns on a stock against past market returns.One could also construct a scatter diagram of returns on the stock versus those on the market, estimate the slope of the line of best fit, and use it as beta.However, this historical beta may differ from the beta that exists in the future.
• C) The beta of a portfolio of stocks is always larger than the betas of any of the individual stocks.
• D) It is theoretically possible for a stock to have a beta of 1.0.If a stock did have a beta of 1.0, then, at least in theory, its required rate of return would be equal to the risk-free (default-free) rate of return, r_RF.
• E) The beta of a portfolio of stocks is always smaller than the betas of any of the individual stocks.

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Definitions:

Conversion Cost

Sum of direct labor and manufacturing overhead costs, representing the costs necessary to convert raw materials into finished goods.

Process Costing

An accounting methodology used to assign costs to units of production in industries where the production process is continuous.

Weighted-Average Method

An inventory costing method that calculates the cost of goods sold and ending inventory based on the average cost of all units available.

Process Costing

An accounting methodology that traces and accumulates direct costs, and allocates indirect costs of a manufacturing process, to determine the cost of each product.