Which of the Following Statements Is CORRECT

question 87

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) The slope of the Security Market Line is beta.
• B) Any stock with a negative beta must in theory have a negative required rate of return, provided r_RF is positive.
• C) If a stock's beta doubles, its required rate of return must also double.
• D) If a stock's returns are negatively correlated with returns on most other stocks, the stock's beta will be negative.
• E) If a stock has a beta of to 1.0, its required rate of return will be unaffected by changes in the market risk premium.

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Definitions:

Marginal Product

The extra output generated from increasing a particular input by one unit while keeping all other inputs unchanged.

Output

The total amount of goods or services produced by a firm or economy over a specific period of time.

Derived Demand

The demand for a factor of production or intermediate good resulting from the demand for another good or service, such as the demand for steel being driven by the demand for automobiles.

U.S. Treasury Bonds

Long-term government debt securities issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, offering a fixed interest rate and guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.