Suppose Your Firm Invests $100,000 in a Project in Italy

question 7

Multiple Choice

Suppose your firm invests $100,000 in a project in Italy.At the time the exchange rate is $1.25 = €1.00.One year later the exchange rate is the same,but the Italian government has expropriated your firm's assets paying only €80,000 in compensation.This is an example of

• A)exchange rate risk.
• B)political risk.
• C)market imperfections.
• D)none of the above, since $100,000 = €80,000 * $1.25/€1.00

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Definitions:

Risk Aversion

The tendency of investors to avoid unnecessary risk, preferring safer investments over riskier ones for the same expected return.

Capital Asset Pricing

A model that describes the relationship between the expected return of an investment and the risk, or beta, relative to the market.

Systematic Risk

The risk inherent to the entire market or market segment, which cannot be mitigated through diversification.

Security Market Line

A representation in financial markets of the relationship between risk and expected return, used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model.