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question 32

Multiple Choice

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Suppose you invest $20,000 by purchasing 200 shares of Abbott Labs (ABT) at $50 per share,200 shares of Lowes (LOW) at $30 per share,and 100 shares of Ball Corporation (BLL) at $40 per share.
-Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)If two stocks move in opposite directions,one will tend to be above average when to other is below average,and the covariance will be negative.
• B)The correlation between two stocks has the same sign as their covariance,so it has a similar interpretation.
• C)The covariance of a stock with itself is simply its variance.
• D)The covariance allows us to gauge the strength of the relationship between stocks.

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Definitions:

Market Share

The percentage of an industry's total sales that is earned by a particular company over a specified time period.

Demand

The quantity of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices during a given period.

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Unavailability of Substitutes

A market condition where consumers have no alternative products or services to choose from, often leading to less price sensitivity.