Determine Which One of These Three Portfolios Dominates Another

question 13

Multiple Choice

Determine which one of these three portfolios dominates another. Name the dominated portfolio and the portfolio that dominates it. Portfolio Blue has an expected return of 13 percent and risk of 17 percent. The expected return and risk of portfolio Yellow are 15 percent and 19 percent; and for the Purple portfolio are 12 percent and 18 percent.

• A) Portfolio Blue dominates portfolio Yellow.
• B) Portfolio Blue dominates portfolio Purple.
• C) Portfolio Purple dominates portfolio Blue.
• D) Portfolio Purple dominates portfolio Yellow.

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Definitions:

Perfect Competitor

A theoretical market structure characterized by many buyers and sellers, homogeneous products, and no barriers to entry or exit, leading to perfect information and no control over prices.

Short Run

In economics, a period in which at least one input, such as plant size, cannot be changed; distinct from the long run where all inputs can be varied.

Long Run

A period in economics during which all factors of production and costs are variable, allowing for full adjustment to changes.

Perfectly Elastic

Describes a situation where the quantity demanded or supplied changes by an unlimited amount in response to any change in price.