Your Authors Present a Table Showing Mean Returns Across Three

question 9

Multiple Choice

Your authors present a table showing mean returns across three classes of securities and across several countries. In general, the mean average annual returns for these classes of securities from highest to lowest are

• A) bonds, then equity, and finally bills.
• B) bills, then bonds, and finally equity.
• C) equity, then bonds, and finally bills.
• D) equity, then bills, and finally bonds.

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