Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 75

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A) Margin investing is a risky investment strategy.
• B) Because our return on the risk-free investments is fixed and does not move with (or against) our portfolio, the correlation between the risk-free investment and the portfolio is always equal to one.
• C) Short selling the risk-free investment is equivalent to borrowing money at the risk-free interest rate through a standard loan.
• D) Margin investing can provide higher expected returns than investing in the efficient portfolio using only the funds we have available.

Understand the concept of market structures and the characteristics of perfect competition.

Comprehend how firms in perfectly competitive markets determine their price and quantity of output.

Analyze the relationship between marginal revenue (MR) and marginal cost (MC) in profit maximization.

Identify the factors that influence a firm's decision to continue production or shut down in the short run.

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