What Is the Expected Return on This Portfolio

question 29

Multiple Choice

What is the expected return on this portfolio?

• A)11.48 percent
• B)12.37 percent
• C)13.03 percent
• D)13.42 percent
• E)13.97 percent

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Definitions:

Mutation-Selection Balance

An evolutionary principle describing the equilibrium achieved when the rate of new mutations equals the rate of removal of disadvantageous alleles by natural selection.

Deleterious Allele

A genetic variant that tends to have a negative effect on the fitness or survival of an organism.

Fixed Genetic Locus

A specific location on a chromosome where the genetic variation has become identical across all members of a population due to evolutionary processes.

Allele

A variant of a gene that occurs due to mutation and is located at an identical location on a chromosome, representing one of two or more possible versions.