The Expected Return on the Market Is 12

question 98

Multiple Choice

The expected return on the market is 12.5 percent with a standard deviation of 25 percent.The risk-free rate is 5.5 percent.What is the expected return on an efficient portfolio with a standard deviation of 30 percent?

• A) 4.10%
• B) 11.33%
• C) 13.90%
• D) 28.90%

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Definitions:

Price

The cost anticipated, necessary, or paid out in return for acquiring something.

Long-Run Price

The price level at which economic forces such as supply and demand are balanced over a longer time frame, considering all inputs are variable.

Output

The amount of goods or services produced by a business, industry, or economy within a given period.

Perfectly Competitive Industry

A perfectly competitive industry is a market structure where many firms offer identical products, there are no barriers to entry or exit, and each firm has no influence over the market price.