Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 72

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A) Because diversification improves with the number of stocks held in a portfolio, an efficient portfolio should be a large portfolio containing many different stocks.
• B) The beta of a security is the sensitivity of the security's return to the return of the overall market.
• C) An efficient portfolio cannot be diversified further; that is, there is no way to reduce the risk of the portfolio without lowering its expected return.
• D) We call a portfolio that contains only unsystematic risk an efficient portfolio.

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Definitions:

Accounts Payable Subsidiary

A detailed ledger containing all individual creditor accounts, supporting the summary-level accounts payable figure in the general ledger.

Control Account

An account in the general ledger that summarizes and checks the accuracy of individual records in subsidiary ledgers.

General Ledger

A comprehensive set of accounts that records all transactions of a business, providing the foundation for financial statements.

General Ledger

The main accounting record of a company which uses double-entry bookkeeping, consisting of all balance sheet and income statement accounts.