Given the Following Expected Returns and Standard Deviations of Assets

question 151

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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