Prime Industries Inc

question 9

Multiple Choice

Prime Industries Inc.is a large company producing a wide range of chemicals.The company recently installed a waste water treatment facility in its premises.It believes that releasing water containing chemical waste into the river would harm the entire population of the city.Thus,it is in the _____ stage of incorporating corporate social responsibility.

• A) initial
• B) second
• C) tertiary
• D) final
• E) acquisition

Understand the nature of diversified and non-diversified risk in portfolio management.

Learn the significance of beta as a measure of systematic risk in portfolios.

Measure the implications of different risk factors (systematic and unsystematic) on securities and portfolios.

Grasp the methodology for calculating expected portfolio returns and variances.

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Definitions:

Subduction

The process by which one tectonic plate moves under another, diving into the earth’s mantle, often causing volcanic activity and earthquakes.

Transform Fault

A type of fault where two tectonic plates slide past one another horizontally, often causing earthquakes.

Lahars

Volcanic mudflows or debris flows composed of a slurry of pyroclastic material, rocky debris, and water, that flow down from a volcano, often following a volcanic eruption.

Basaltic Lava

A type of molten rock that is low in silica and flows easily, typically forming smooth, broad volcanic features.