Use the Following Information to Answer the Question(s)below

question 45

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
Suppose that the market portfolio is equally likely to increase by 24% or decrease by 8%.Security "X" goes up on average by 29% when the market goes up and goes down by 11% when the market goes down.Security "Y" goes down on average by 16% when the market goes up and goes up by 16% when the market goes down.Security "Z" goes up on average by 4% when the market goes up and goes up by 4% when the market goes down.
-The risk-free rate is closest to:

• A)0%.
• B)4%.
• C)8%.
• D)16%.

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Definitions:

Variable Manufacturing Overhead

Costs in manufacturing that vary with the level of production output, such as utilities for machinery.

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

The set of costs associated with the production process that do not change with the level of production, including rent, salaries, and insurance.

Job-Order Costing System

A cost accounting system that accumulates manufacturing costs separately for each job or batch.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to individual products or job orders, based on a pre-established criterion such as direct labor hours.