An Asset Had Annual Returns of 14, 11, -15, 2

question 14

Multiple Choice

An asset had annual returns of 14, 11, -15, 2, and 37 percent, respectively, for the past five years. What is the standard deviation of these returns?

• A) 8.96 percent
• B) 16.05 percent
• C) 17.92 percent
• D) 18.91 percent
• E) 20.03 percent

Understand and calculate key financial ratios, including inventory turnover, accounts receivable turnover, and dividend yield ratio.

Analyze and interpret the significance of financial ratios in assessing a company's operational efficiency, liquidity, solvency, and profitability.

Compute average inventory, accounts receivable turnover ratio, and total asset turnover from given data.

Calculate and interpret dividend yield, profit margin, total asset turnover, and return on total assets.

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Monarchy

A form of government in which a single person, the monarch, rules until death or abdication, and the position is usually inherited.

Communist

Pertaining to a political and economic system aiming for a classless society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

Socialist

Pertaining to a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.

Anarchic

Characterized by a lack of structured government or authority, often leading to disorder and confusion.