A Portfolio with a Beta of 0

question 110

Multiple Choice

A portfolio with a beta of 0.9 has an expected return of 11 percent and a standard deviation of 24 percent. The expected return of the market is 12 percent, and the risk-free is 5 percent. What is the Treynor ratio for the portfolio?

• A) 0.0701
• B) 0.0667
• C) 0.0775
• D) 0.0810
• E) 0.0725

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Definitions:

Standard Cost

A predetermined cost of manufacturing a single unit or a number of units of a product, calculated for managerial accounting purposes.

Materials Quantity Variance

A measure of the difference between the actual quantity of materials used in production and the expected quantity, multiplied by the standard cost per unit.

Materials Price Variance

The deviation from the standard to the real price of materials, calculated by multiplying this difference by the amount of materials bought.

Variable Overhead

Overhead costs that vary directly with the level of production or activity, such as electricity or material handling costs.