The Treynor-Black Model Does Not Assume That

question 20

Multiple Choice

The Treynor-Black model does not assume that

• A) the objective of security analysis is to form an active portfolio of a limited number of mispriced securities.
• B) the cost of less than full diversification comes from the nonsystematic risk of the mispriced stock.
• C) the optimal weight of a mispriced security in the active portfolio is a function of the degree of mispricing, the market sensitivity of the security, and its degree of nonsystematic risk.
• D) indexing is always optimal.

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Definitions:

Minimum ATC

The lowest point on the Average Total Cost curve, indicating the most cost-efficient level of production.

Productively Efficient

Refers to a situation where goods and services are produced at the lowest possible cost, and resources are utilized in the most efficient manner.

Pure Competition

A market structure characterized by a large number of small firms, a homogeneous product, free entry and exit, and perfect information, allowing no single firm to influence the market price.

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production (fixed and variable costs combined) divided by the number of units produced.