Use the Following Information for 14-15

question 22

Multiple Choice

Use the following information for 14-15.
Assume that you have a choice of two assets, A and B, and a portfolio of an equal share of the two assets. Assume also that the assets have the following statistics:
Table 10.1:

-See Table 10.1.The negative covariance between Asset A and Asset B means that when returns on Asset A decrease then,

• A) The variance of Asset B tends to decreases
• B) The returns on Asset B tend to decrease
• C) The returns on Asset B tend to increase
• D) The variance on Asset A tends to decreases

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