Strongest Evidence in Support of the CAPM Has Come from Demonstrating

question 43

Multiple Choice

Strongest evidence in support of the CAPM has come from demonstrating that

• A) the market beta is equal to 1.0.
• B) non-systematic risk has significant explanatory power in estimating security returns.
• C) The average return-beta relationship is highly significant.
• D) The intercept in tests of the excess returns-beta relationship is exactly zero.
• E) professional investors do not generally out-perform market indexes,demonstrating that the market is efficient.

Evaluate the effects of taxes on market equilibrium, including changes in quantity and price.

Understand the rationale behind government-imposed excise taxes.

Analyze the factors influencing the burden of tax between consumers and producers depending on the elasticity of demand and supply.

Assess the government's revenue generation from excise taxes and its implications.

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