If the Daily Returns on the Stock Market Are Normally

question 58

Multiple Choice

If the daily returns on the stock market are normally distributed with a mean of .05% and a standard deviation of 1%, the probability that the stock market would have a return of -23% or worse on one particular day (as it did on Black Monday) is approximately ________.

• A) .0%
• B) .1%
• C) 1%
• D) 10%

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Definitions:

Revenue

The sum of money earned from the sale of products or services that are the main activities of a business.

Interest Rate

The percentage charged on a loan or earned through an investment, representing the cost of borrowing or the return on invested capital.

Discounting Project Cash Flows

The process of determining the present value of expected future cash flows of a project using a specific discount rate.

Risk Premium

A component of a rate of interest or return that compensates the investor for bearing some kind of risk.