If the Markets Are Efficient, Then Why Is Asset Allocation

question 39

Multiple Choice

If the markets are efficient, then why is asset allocation still considered important?

• A)because the risk-return relationship must still be considered
• B)because market timing is critical in efficient markets
• C)because individual security selection is the key to the markets being efficient
• D)because asset allocation combines market timing with individual security selection
• E)because the majority of market gains tend to occur only over long periods of time

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Definitions:

Equilibrium Wage

The wage rate at which the quantity of labor demanded by employers equals the quantity of labor supplied by workers.

Labor Supplied

The total number of hours that workers are willing and able to work at a given wage rate.

Minimum Wage

The lowest legal wage that employers can pay to workers, aimed at protecting workers from unduly low pay.

Equilibrium Wage Rate

The equilibrium wage rate is the wage rate at which the quantity of labor demanded by employers equals the quantity of labor supplied by workers.