While Portfolio a Has a Return of 15% with a Standard

question 31

Multiple Choice

While portfolio A has a return of 15% with a standard deviation of 40%, the market portfolio has a 10% return and 10% standard deviation. Given a 5% annual risk-free rate, what is the resulting return for this M² hypothetical portfolio?

• A) Undetermined
• B) 10%
• C) 3.75%
• D) 7.5%
• E) 2.5%

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Understand the concept of a flexible budget and how it differs from a static budget.

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Calculate and interpret variances related to materials, labor, and overhead costs.

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