Why Would a Firm in a Perfectly Competitive Market Always

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Essay

Why would a firm in a perfectly competitive market always choose to set its price equal to the current market price? If a firm set its price below the current market price, what effect would this have on the market?

Describe the characteristics of the market portfolio and its significance in CAPM.

Understand the Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT) and its comparison with CAPM.

Explain the practical applications and limitations of CAPM in financial decision-making.

Analyze how changes in risk aversion impact the security market line (SML) and stock prices.

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Definitions:

Priority

The established order of importance or precedence among items or tasks.

Security Interest

A legal claim or lien on collateral that has been pledged, usually to obtain a loan, that provides a lender the right to repossession if the borrower defaults.

Collateral

An asset or property that a borrower offers to a lender as security for a loan.

Secured Party

An individual or entity that holds an interest in a secured transaction, typically a lender with a security interest in the collateral provided by a borrower.