The Returns on a Portfolio Over the Last Five Years

question 26

Multiple Choice

The returns on a portfolio over the last five years were −5.2 percent,21.6 percent,4.5 percent,11.7 percent,and 5.9 percent.What is the standard deviation of these returns?

• A)8.82 percent
• B)9.21 percent
• C)9.86 percent
• D)9.08 percent
• E)9.73 percent

Analyze the impact of early attachment relationships on social and emotional development.

Understand the factors that can influence a buyer's decision.

Recognize the importance and methods of reducing buyer's dissonance.

Identify the difference between consumer and organizational buying behavior.

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Definitions:

Publicity Tools

Methods of obtaining nonpersonal presentation of an organization, product, or service without direct cost, such as news releases, news conferences, and public service announcements (PSAs).

Nonpersonal Presentation

The presentation of products or services through mass media channels, such as advertising, where direct interaction with the consumer is not involved.

Direct Cost

Expenses that can be directly traced to the production of a specific good or service, such as raw materials and labor.

Public Service Announcement

A message disseminated without charge with the objective of educating or informing the public about a societal issue.