You Want to Evaluate Three Mutual Funds Using the Sharpe

question 30

Multiple Choice

You want to evaluate three mutual funds using the Sharpe measure for performance evaluation.The risk-free return during the sample period is 6%.The average returns,standard deviations and betas for the three funds are given below,as is the data for the S&P 500 index.
$\begin{array}{|l|c|c|c|}\hline & \text { Average Return } & \text { Standard Deviation } & \text { Beat } \\\hline \text { Fund A } & 24 \% & 30 \% & 1.5 \\\hline \text { Fund B } & 12 \% & 10 \% & 0.5 \\\hline \text { Fund C } & 22 \% & 20 \% & 1.0 \\\hline \text { S\&P 500 } & 18 \% & 16 \% & 1.0 \\\hline\end{array}$
The fund with the highest Sharpe measure is __________.

• A)Fund A
• B)Fund B
• C)Fund C
• D)Funds A and B are tied for highest

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Definitions:

Inferior Goods

Goods for which demand decreases as the income of the consumer increases, opposite to normal goods.

Normal Goods

Goods for which demand increases as consumers' income increases, holding all other factors constant.

Cross-Price Elasticity

A measure of how the quantity demanded of one good changes in response to a price change of another good.

Quantity Demanded

The total amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price in a specific period.