David Increases the Number of Companies in Which He Holds

question 18

Multiple Choice

David increases the number of companies in which he holds stocks.

• A)This reduces risk's standard deviation and firm-specific risk.
• B)This reduces risk's standard deviation and market risk.
• C)This raises market risk,but lowers firm-specific risk.What happens to overall risk is unclear.
• D)This raises firm-specific risk,but lowers market risk.What happens to overall risk is unclear.

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