Assume That Stock Market Returns Do Follow a Single-Index Structure

question 34

Multiple Choice

Assume that stock market returns do follow a single-index structure. An investment fund analyzes 750 stocks in order to construct a mean-variance efficient portfolio constrained by 750 investments. They will need to calculate ________ estimates of firm-specific variances and ________ estimate/estimate(s) for the variance of the macroeconomic factor.

• A) 750; 1
• B) 750; 750
• C) 124,750; 1
• D) 124,750; 750
• E) 562,500; 750

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Selling Price

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Contribution Margin Ratio

The percentage of sales revenue remaining after variable costs are subtracted, indicating the portion contributing to covering fixed costs and generating profit.

Sales Mix

The relative proportions in which a company’s products are sold. Sales mix is computed by expressing the sales of each product as a percentage of total sales.

Monthly Sales

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