Figure 9-5

question 18

Multiple Choice

Figure 9-5. On the graph, x represents risk and y represents return.

-Refer to Figure 9-5. Point A represents a situation in which

• A) all of a person's savings are allocated to a class of safe assets.
• B) the person knows with certainty that his or her return will be 3 percent.
• C) the standard deviation of the person's portfolio is zero.
• D) All of the above are correct.

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