A Portfolio Has a Beta of 1

question 84

Multiple Choice

A portfolio has a beta of 1.16,a standard deviation of 12.2 percent,and an expected return of 11.55 percent.The market return is 10.4 percent and the risk-free rate is 3.2 percent.What is the portfolio's Sharpe ratio?

• A).57
• B).68
• C).73
• D).77
• E).85

Analyze the economic welfare implications of tariffs and quotas, including consumer surplus, producer surplus, and government revenue.

Describe the mechanisms and outcomes of trade policies such as tariffs, quotas, and free trade agreements.

Identify and explain the redistribution effects of trade policies on consumers, producers, and the government.

Understand how global trade organizations and agreements, such as the WTO and NAFTA, aim to reduce trade restrictions and their expected impacts.

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Definitions:

APT

Stands for Arbitrage Pricing Theory, a financial model that determines asset prices based on the relationship between expected risk and expected return.

Conditional CAPM

An extension of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) that allows for the beta coefficient to change depending on economic conditions or time.

Empirical Returns

Returns on an investment that are based on observed, historical real-world data rather than theoretical or expected outcomes.

Conventional CAPM

The Capital Asset Pricing Model, a financial model that describes the relationship between systematic risk and expected return for assets, typically used for pricing risky securities.