Dominant Portfolios Determine Which One of These Three Portfolios Dominates

question 20

Multiple Choice

Dominant Portfolios Determine which one of these three portfolios dominates another. Name the dominated portfolio and the portfolio that dominates it. Portfolio Blue has an expected return of 13 percent and risk of 17 percent. The expected return and risk of portfolio Yellow are 15 percent and 19 percent, and for the Purple portfolio are 12 percent and 18 percent.

• A) Portfolio Blue dominates Portfolio Yellow
• B) Portfolio Yellow dominates Portfolio Blue
• C) Portfolio Purple dominates Portfolio Blue
• D) Portfolio Purple dominates Portfolio Yellow

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Definitions:

Predetermined Overhead Rate

An estimated overhead rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to products.

Direct Labor Cost

The total cost of wages, benefits, and other compensation for workers directly involved in the production of goods or services.

Applied Overhead

The estimated amount of overhead costs assigned to individual units of production, based on a predetermined allocation rate.

Factory Overhead

Those manufacturing costs that are not directly tied to the production process but are necessary for production to occur, such as maintenance, utilities, and salaries of indirect labor.