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

question 6

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 beta for security "Y" is closest to:

• A)-1.00.
• B)-0.25.
• C)0.00.
• D)0.25.

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Definitions:

LIFO

"Last In, First Out" - an inventory valuation method where the most recently produced or purchased items are recorded as sold first.

FIFO

"First-In, First-Out," an inventory valuation method where goods first purchased or produced are the first to be sold or used.

Weighted Average

Weighted average is a calculation that takes into account the varying degrees of importance of the numbers in a dataset, assigning weights to some of the numbers more than others.

Inventory Carrying Cost

The total cost of holding inventory, which includes warehousing, depreciation, obsolescence, spoilage, insurance, and taxes, among others.