Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 96

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)In exchange for bearing systematic risk,investors want to be compensated by earning a higher return.
• B)A key step to measuring systematic risk is finding a portfolio that contains only unsystematic risk.
• C)When evaluating the risk of an investment,an investor will care about its systematic risk,which cannot be eliminated through diversification.
• D)To measure the systematic risk of a stock,we must determine how much of the variability of its return is due to systematic,market-wide risks versus diversifiable,firm-specific risks.

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Definitions:

Stock Investments

Financial assets representing ownership in a company or corporation, typically bought and sold on stock exchanges.

Investee

A company or entity in which an investor holds a minority interest, typically through the ownership of shares.

Net Loss

This occurs when a company's expenses exceed its revenues during a specific reporting period, resulting in a negative profit.

Net Income

The remainder of a company's revenue after deducting all expenditures and taxes, known as net profit.