The Standard Deviation of a Stock's Returns Is Used to Measure

question 45

Multiple Choice

The standard deviation of a stock's returns is used to measure the stock's

• A)volatility.
• B)beta.
• C)Treynor index.
• D)risk-free rate.

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Definitions:

Overhead Volume Variance

The difference between the budgeted and actual volume of production, affecting the allocation of fixed overhead costs.

Denominator Level

In cost accounting, it refers to the base level of activity or volume used to calculate fixed costs per unit.

Standard Hours

The expected amount of time it should take to complete a task or process under normal conditions.

Target Denominator Level

A predetermined level of activity (such as machine-hours or labor-hours) used to allocate fixed overhead costs to individual units of production.