Asymmetric Information Exists When

question 109

Multiple Choice

Asymmetric information exists when

• A) both parties to an exchange have all relevant facts about that exchange.
• B) a good that is either nonrivalrous or nonexcludable is being sold on a market.
• C) the two parties to an exchange differ in what they know about the good being exchanged.
• D) neither party to an exchange is knowledgeable about the quality of the good being exchanged.

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Definitions:

CAPM

Capital Asset Pricing Model; a formula used to determine the expected return on an investment, factoring in its risk relative to the market.

Risk-to-reward Ratio

A measure used by investors to compare the expected returns of an investment to the amount of risk undertaken to capture these returns.

Constant

A fixed value that does not change in mathematical equations or in the context of specific calculations.

Security Market Line

A line that represents the relationship between the expected return of a market security and its risk, as measured by beta.