Given: the Intercept for a Straight Line Is 12

question 181

Multiple Choice

Given: the intercept for a straight line is 12. If the value of the independent variable is 3, then the value of the dependent variable would be 18. The slope of this line is

• A) 1.
• B) 2.
• C) 3.
• D) 4.

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Definitions:

Portfolio

A portfolio containing different types of financial assets, like stocks, bonds, commodities, cash, and similar investments, including mutual funds and ETFs.

Stock A

A type of financial instrument representing ownership in a corporation and a claim on part of the corporation's assets and earnings.

Stock B

Refers to a classification of stocks that are considered as a less volatile investment than Stock A; often paying dividends.

Security Market Line

A line graph that represents the relationship between risk (beta) and the expected return of the market and various securities.