Which of the Following Statements Is CORRECT

question 128

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) If you found a stock with a zero historical beta and held it as the only stock in your portfolio, you would by definition have a riskless portfolio.
• B) The beta coefficient of a stock is normally found by regressing past returns on a stock against past market returns.One could also construct a scatter diagram of returns on the stock versus those on the market, estimate the slope of the line of best fit, and use it as beta.However, this historical beta may differ from the beta that exists in the future.
• C) The beta of a portfolio of stocks is always larger than the betas of any of the individual stocks.
• D) It is theoretically possible for a stock to have a beta of 1.0.If a stock did have a beta of 1.0, then, at least in theory, its required rate of return would be equal to the risk-free (default-free)rate of return, rRF.
• E) The beta of a portfolio of stocks is always smaller than the betas of any of the individual stocks.

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Definitions:

Supply Curves

Graphical representations showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of that good that producers are willing to supply.

Price

The financial contribution expected, compelled, or made in payment for something.

Tariff

A tax imposed by a government on goods and services imported from other countries, used to control trade volumes.

Decrease in Supply

This occurs when there is a reduction in the quantity of a good or service that producers are willing and able to supply at all possible prices.