Given the Following Expected Returns and Standard Deviations of Assets

question 183

Multiple Choice

Given the following expected returns and standard deviations of assets B, M, Q, and D, which asset should the prudent financial manager select?

• A) Asset B
• B) Asset M
• C) Asset Q
• D) Asset D

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