Which of the Following Statements Is Most Correct

question 84

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is most correct?

• A) The SML relates required returns to firms' systematic (or market)risk.The slope and intercept of this line cannot be controlled by the financial manager.
• B) The slope of the SML is determined by the value of beta.
• C) If you plotted the returns of a given stock against those of the market,and you found that the slope of the regression line was negative,the CAPM would indicate that the required rate of return on the stock should be less than the risk-free rate for a well-diversified investor,assuming that the observed relationship is expected to continue on into the future.
• D) If investors become less risk averse,the slope of the Security Market Line will increase.
• E) Statements a and c are both true.

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Definitions:

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production divided by the quantity produced, representing the average cost per unit of output.

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Marginal Cost

The swell in total charges associated with crafting an additional unit of a good or service.

Average Variable Cost

The total variable cost divided by the quantity of output produced, representing the variable cost for each unit of output.