A Risky Asset Has a Beta of 1

question 26

Multiple Choice

A risky asset has a beta of 1.40 and an expected return of 17.6 percent.What is the risk-free rate if the risk-to-reward ratio is 8.4 percent?

• A) 2.74 percent
• B) 4.03 percent
• C) 4.33 percent
• D) 5.32 percent
• E) 5.84 percent

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Definitions:

Piagetian Error

Mistakes made by children that reflect the distinct stages of cognitive development proposed by Jean Piaget, indicating their reasoning processes.

Preoperational Intelligence

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, where children from ages 2 to 7 engage in symbolic play and struggle with logic and understanding others' perspectives.

Cognitive Development

The process involving the development of thinking and reasoning skills, including perception, memory, conception, judgment, and imagination, from infancy through adulthood.

Early Childhood

A period in human growth and development that spans from birth to eight years old.