Which of the Following Statements Is Most Correct

question 66

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is most correct?

• A) The required return on a firm's common stock is determined by the firm's systematic (or market)risk.If its systematic risk is known,and if it is expected to remain constant,the analyst has sufficient information to specify the firm's required return.
• B) A security's beta measures its nondiversifiable (systematic,or market)risk relative to that of most other securities.
• C) If the returns of two firms are negatively correlated,one of them must have a negative beta.
• D) A stock's beta is less relevant as a measure of risk to an investor with a well-diversified portfolio than to an investor who holds only one stock.
• E) Statements b and c are both correct.

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Definitions:

Fixed Manufacturing Costs

Expenses that do not change with the level of production, such as rent, salaries of permanent employees, and depreciation of factory equipment.

Markup

The extra charge added to the purchasing cost of items to encompass both overhead expenses and profit, setting the sale price.

Contribution Margin

The excess of sales over variable costs; the excess of manufacturing margin over variable selling and administrative expenses.

Bottleneck Hour

A term used in production and manufacturing to describe the hour or period where the flow of processes slows down due to a limitation in output capabilities, impacting overall productivity.