Consider the Treynor-Black Model

question 22

Multiple Choice

Consider the Treynor-Black model. The alpha of an active portfolio is 2%. The expected return on the market index is 16%. The variance of return on the market portfolio is 4%. The nonsystematic variance of the active
Portfolio is 1%. The risk-free rate of return is 8%. The beta of the active portfolio is 1. The optimal proportion to
Invest in the active portfolio is

• A) 0%.
• B) 25%.
• C) 50%.
• D) 100%.

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Definitions:

Profit-Maximizing

A strategy or process where a firm determines the price, output level, or operational efficiency that will yield the highest possible profit.

Nondiscriminating Monopolist

A monopolist who charges the same price to all consumers for its products, regardless of differences in demand or willingness to pay.

Allocative Efficiency

Achieved when resources are distributed in a way that maximizes the net benefit to society, ensuring that each good is produced up to the point where the last unit provides a marginal benefit equal to the marginal cost of producing it.

Regulation Dilemma

The challenge of finding the balance between necessary government intervention in markets to correct failures and excessive regulation that may stifle competition and innovation.