According to Capital Asset Pricing Theory, the Key Determinant of Portfolio

question 59

Multiple Choice

According to capital asset pricing theory, the key determinant of portfolio returns is ________.

• A) the degree of diversification
• B) the systematic risk of the portfolio
• C) the firm-specific risk of the portfolio
• D) economic factors

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Graph

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Straight Line

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A formula that estimates the relationship between variables using data from a sample, predicting the dependent variable based on independent variables.

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