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2. Risk-averse investors require higher rates of return on investments whose returns are highly uncertain, and most
investors are risk averse.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMTP.EHRH.17.06.06 - LO: 6-6
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NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Risk and return
LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - TBA
TOPICS: Risk aversion
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
QUESTION ID: JFND-GO4G-EO5U-CC3U
QUESTION GLOBAL ID: GCID-E7BW-1TBP-GJ1G-N3DF-CR5D-OCJ3-CFT1-4ATO-GBTN-4CTZ-CW4N-4AJU-
GO31-4PJZ-GTTS-CP5N-GPDI-GWN8-EPRW-EMJW-GOHD-1C3S-8R3G-CCJZ-GWSS-
N3UF-CRSU-NPJU-GOSS-GPJS-COSS-RPJ3-CJTS-CPMF-E7JI-YT4D-JFNN-4OTI-
GO4W-NQNBEE
3. When adding a randomly chosen new stock to an existing portfolio, the higher (or more positive) the degree of
correlation between the new stock and stocks already in the portfolio, the less the additional stock will reduce the
portfolio's risk.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMTP.EHRH.17.06.05 - LO: 6-5
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Risk and return
LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - TBA
TOPICS: Portfolio risk
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
QUESTION ID: JFND-GO4G-EO5U-CC31
QUESTION GLOBAL ID: GCID-E7BW-1TBP-GJ1G-N3DF-CR5D-OCJ3-CFT1-4ATO-GBTN-4CTZ-CW4N-4AJU-
GO31-4PJZ-GTTS-CP5N-GPDI-GWN8-EPRW-EMMD-8YHD-KCT1-GO4D-KPT1-CRSS-
EA5B-CRSU-KA5D-GOSU-CP33-CRSU-1CBO-G31D-ECTW-E7JI-YT4D-JFNN-4OTI-
GO4W-NQNBEE
5. In portfolio analysis, we often use ex post (historical) returns and standard deviations, despite the fact that we are really
interested in ex ante (future) data.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMTP.EHRH.17.06.05 - LO: 6-5
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Risk and return
LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - TBA
TOPICS: Portfolio risk
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
QUESTION ID: JFND-GO4G-EO5U-CC3O
QUESTION GLOBAL ID: GCID-E7BW-1TBP-GJ1G-N3DF-CR5D-OCJ3-CFT1-4ATO-GBTN-4CTZ-CW4N-4AJU-
GO31-4PJZ-GTTS-CP5N-GPDI-GWN8-EPRW-EMMG-GY3U-CP31-GWAU-ECB1-GHSU-
CAUR-8RSU-KCJS-GOSU-OA5F-8YSU-QQB1-8BOS-GQMD-E7JI-YT4D-JFNN-4OTI-
GO4W-NQNBEE
6. The realized return on a stock portfolio is the weighted average of the expected returns on the stocks in the portfolio.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMTP.EHRH.17.06.05 - LO: 6-5
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Risk and return
LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - TBA
TOPICS: Portfolio return
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
QUESTION ID: JFND-GO4G-EO5U-CC3Z
QUESTION GLOBAL ID: GCID-E7BW-1TBP-GJ1G-N3DF-CR5D-OCJ3-CFT1-4ATO-GBTN-4CTZ-CW4N-4AJU-
GO31-4PJZ-GTTS-CP5N-GPDI-GWN8-EPRW-EMJ1-CR5U-CATZ-GCHG-N3UR-8YSU-
QQJ1-8YSS-KC5R-GOSU-KCDN-GCSS-R3MN-GPUD-EC3I-E7JI-YT4D-JFNN-4OTI-
GO4W-NQNBEE
7. Market risk refers to the tendency of a stock to move with the general stock market. A stock with above-average market
risk will tend to be more volatile than an average stock, and its beta will be greater than 1.0.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMTP.EHRH.17.06.06 - LO: 6-6
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Risk and return
LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - TBA
TOPICS: Market risk
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
QUESTION ID: JFND-GO4G-EO5U-CC3S
QUESTION GLOBAL ID: GCID-E7BW-1TBP-GJ1G-N3DF-CR5D-OCJ3-CFT1-4ATO-GBTN-4CTZ-CW4N-4AJU-
GO31-4PJZ-GTTS-CP5N-GPDI-GWN8-EPRW-EMMR-8Y4G-KA5B-GJ1S-GCTO-GYSU-
1CMB-8RSU-GQDB-GOSU-YQDG-GYSU-QCT3-GH3G-GCUN-E7JI-YT4D-JFNN-4OTI-
GO4W-NQNBEE
8. An individual stock's diversifiable risk, which is measured by its beta, can be lowered by adding more stocks to the
portfolio in which the stock is held.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMTP.EHRH.17.06.06 - LO: 6-6
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Risk and return
LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - TBA
TOPICS: Market risk
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
QUESTION ID: JFND-GO4G-EO5U-CC3I
QUESTION GLOBAL ID: GCID-E7BW-1TBP-GJ1G-N3DF-CR5D-OCJ3-CFT1-4ATO-GBTN-4CTZ-CW4N-4AJU-
GO31-4PJZ-GTTS-CP5N-GPDI-GWN8-EPRW-EMMN-8Y5G-EQDG-GY5U-N3BU-CCSS-
KQDN-8YSU-OQJS-GOSU-GPJI-COSS-KCB1-CIOU-YC5R-E7JI-YT4D-JFNN-4OTI-
GO4W-NQNBEE
9. Managers should under no conditions take actions that increase their firm's risk relative to the market, regardless of how
much those actions would increase the firm's expected rate of return.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMTP.EHRH.17.06.07 - LO: 6-7
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Risk and return
LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - TBA
TOPICS: Risk and expected returns
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
QUESTION ID: JFND-GO4G-EO5U-CC3W
QUESTION GLOBAL ID: GCID-E7BW-1TBP-GJ1G-N3DF-CR5D-OCJ3-CFT1-4ATO-GBTN-4CTZ-CW4N-4AJU-
GO31-4PJZ-GTTS-CP5N-GPDI-GWN8-EPRW-EMMF-GR4U-1A3Z-GBTG-CA5R-GHSU-
GA5D-8RSS-EC31-GOSU-CQJ1-8YSU-Y3TA-C3OU-KAJ1-E7JI-YT4D-JFNN-4OTI-
GO4W-NQNBEE
10. One key conclusion of the Capital Asset Pricing Model is that the value of an asset should be measured by considering
both the risk and the expected return of the asset, assuming that the asset is held in a well-diversified portfolio. The risk of
the asset held in isolation is not relevant under the CAPM.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
11. According to the Capital Asset Pricing Model, investors are primarily concerned with portfolio risk, not the risks of
individual stocks held in isolation. Thus, the relevant risk of a stock is the stock's contribution to the riskiness of a well-
diversified portfolio.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMTP.EHRH.17.06.06 - LO: 6-6
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Risk and return
LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - TBA
TOPICS: CAPM and risk
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
QUESTION ID: JFND-GO4G-EO5U-CCNB
QUESTION GLOBAL ID: GCID-E7BW-1TBP-GJ1G-N3DF-CR5D-OCJ3-CFT1-4ATO-GBTN-4CTZ-CW4N-4AJU-
GO31-4PJZ-GTTS-CP5N-GPDI-GWN8-EPRW-EMJT-GW3U-NAJZ-GTTS-E3DF-CWSS-
CCBI-8RSS-EA33-GOSS-GCJI-GESU-KCB1-CA4G-R3TT-E7JI-YT4D-JFNN-4OTI-
GO4W-NQNBEE
12. If investors become less averse to risk, the slope of the Security Market Line (SML) will increase.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMTP.EHRH.17.06.07 - LO: 6-7
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Risk and return
LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - TBA
TOPICS: SML and risk aversion
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
QUESTION ID: JFND-GO4G-EO5U-CCB3
QUESTION GLOBAL ID: GCID-E7BW-1TBP-GJ1G-N3DF-CR5D-OCJ3-CFT1-4ATO-GBTN-4CTZ-CW4N-4AJU-
GO31-4PJZ-GTTS-CP5N-GPDI-GWN8-EPRW-EMJ3-GIOS-R3T3-8BTS-GP31-GESU-
R3UF-CRSU-Y3UR-GOSU-G3J3-GCSU-EQDB-CI1U-YQJI-E7JI-YT4D-JFNN-4OTI-
GO4W-NQNBEE
13. If a stock's expected return as seen by the marginal investor exceeds this investor's required return, then the investor
will buy the stock until its price has risen enough to bring the expected return down to equal the required return.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMTP.EHRH.17.06.07 - LO: 6-7
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Stocks and Bonds
LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - TBA
TOPICS: Stock market equilibrium
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
QUESTION ID: JFND-GO4G-EO5U-CCBA
QUESTION GLOBAL ID: GCID-E7BW-1TBP-GJ1G-N3DF-CR5D-OCJ3-CFT1-4ATO-GBTN-4CTZ-CW4N-4AJU-
GO31-4PJZ-GTTS-CP5N-GPDI-GWN8-EPRW-EMJT-GE4D-YCJU-CI1S-RAJW-CRSS-
KA3W-CESS-GCUF-GOSS-KQBI-CWSS-CPJT-GEAS-KAUB-E7JI-YT4D-JFNN-4OTI-
GO4W-NQNBEE
14. If a stock's market price exceeds its intrinsic value as seen by the marginal investor, then the investor will sell the
stock until its price has fallen down to the level of the investor's estimate of the intrinsic value.
a. True
b. False
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ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMTP.EHRH.17.06.07 - LO: 6-7
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Stocks and Bonds
LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - TBA
TOPICS: Stock market equilibrium
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
QUESTION ID: JFND-GO4G-EO5U-CCNG
QUESTION GLOBAL ID: GCID-E7BW-1TBP-GJ1G-N3DF-CR5D-OCJ3-CFT1-4ATO-GBTN-4CTZ-CW4N-4AJU-
GO31-4PJZ-GTTS-CP5N-GPDI-GWN8-EPRW-EMMN-CJOS-G3B3-GRAD-GA5N-GCSU-
KC3Z-CRSU-CQJT-GOSU-EA5G-CESU-OPBA-GRHG-CQJA-E7JI-YT4D-JFNN-4OTI-
GO4W-NQNBEE
15. For a stock to be in equilibrium, two conditions are necessary: (1) The stock's market price must equal its intrinsic
value as seen by the marginal investor and (2) the expected return as seen by the marginal investor must equal this
investor's required return.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMTP.EHRH.17.06.07 - LO: 6-7
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Stocks and Bonds
LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - TBA
TOPICS: Stock market equilibrium
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
QUESTION ID: JFND-GO4G-EO5U-CCNF
QUESTION GLOBAL ID: GCID-E7BW-1TBP-GJ1G-N3DF-CR5D-OCJ3-CFT1-4ATO-GBTN-4CTZ-CW4N-4AJU-
GO31-4PJZ-GTTS-CP5N-GPDI-GWN8-EPRW-EMMD-CJTU-QAUG-GHAG-EAJZ-8YSU-
CPBW-8RSU-CPTU-GOSS-KPMD-GRSS-GQBO-CE5D-CPDG-E7JI-YT4D-JFNN-4OTI-
GO4W-NQNBEE
16. Two conditions are used to determine whether or not a stock is in equilibrium: (1) Does the stock's market price equal
its intrinsic value as seen by the marginal investor, and (2) does the expected return on the stock as seen by the marginal
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investor equal this investor's required return? If either of these conditions, but not necessarily both, holds, then the stock is
said to be in equilibrium.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: If one condition holds, then the other must also hold.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMTP.EHRH.17.06.07 - LO: 6-7
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Stocks and Bonds
LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - TBA
TOPICS: Stock market equilibrium
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
QUESTION ID: JFND-GO4G-EO5U-CCNR
QUESTION GLOBAL ID: GCID-E7BW-1TBP-GJ1G-N3DF-CR5D-OCJ3-CFT1-4ATO-GBTN-4CTZ-CW4N-4AJU-
GO31-4PJZ-GTTS-CP5N-GPDI-GWN8-EPRW-EMMB-GW5U-NQMR-GO4D-NQJT-
CASS-RQBI-8YSU-KAJW-GOSS-EAUR-CASS-GPUN-GP1G-E3BI-E7JI-YT4D-JFNN-
4OTI-GO4W-NQNBEE
17. Variance is a measure of the variability of returns, and since it involves squaring the deviation of each actual return
from the expected return, it is always larger than its square root, its standard deviation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMTP.EHRH.17.06.02 - LO: 6-2
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Risk and return
LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - TBA
TOPICS: Variance
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
QUESTION ID: JFND-GO4G-EO5U-CCND
QUESTION GLOBAL ID: GCID-E7BW-1TBP-GJ1G-N3DF-CR5D-OCJ3-CFT1-4ATO-GBTN-4CTZ-CW4N-4AJU-
GO31-4PJZ-GTTS-CP5N-GPDI-GWN8-EPRW-EMJU-CW5D-QCJO-CO3D-KQDD-CWSS-
18. "Risk aversion" implies that investors require higher expected returns on riskier than on less risky securities.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMTP.EHRH.17.06.06 - LO: 6-6
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Risk and return
LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - TBA
TOPICS: Risk aversion
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
QUESTION ID: JFND-GO4G-EO5U-CCBU
QUESTION GLOBAL ID: GCID-E7BW-1TBP-GJ1G-N3DF-CR5D-OCJ3-CFT1-4ATO-GBTN-4CTZ-CW4N-4AJU-
GO31-4PJZ-GTTS-CP5N-GPDI-GWN8-EPRW-EMMB-8BTS-NCDR-CR5U-RP3Z-GESS-
RCB1-8YSU-13UB-GOSU-E3B3-CCSS-GCT3-GO5D-NATA-E7JI-YT4D-JFNN-4OTI-
GO4W-NQNBEE
19. If investors are risk averse and hold only one stock, we can conclude that the required rate of return on a stock whose
standard deviation is 0.21 will be greater than the required return on a stock whose standard deviation is 0.10. However, if
stocks are held in portfolios, it is possible that the required return could be higher on the stock with the low standard
deviation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMTP.EHRH.17.06.07 - LO: 6-7
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Risk and return
LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - TBA
TOPICS: Risk aversion
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
QUESTION ID: JFND-GO4G-EO5U-CCB1
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QUESTION GLOBAL ID: GCID-E7BW-1TBP-GJ1G-N3DF-CR5D-OCJ3-CFT1-4ATO-GBTN-4CTZ-CW4N-4AJU-
GO31-4PJZ-GTTS-CP5N-GPDI-GWN8-EPRW-EMJW-GFUD-YQDD-8R3G-NAMR-
CRSU-ECDD-8RSS-CPTO-GOSS-EAJI-GASU-YCDB-GI1D-QQJS-E7JI-YT4D-JFNN-
4OTI-GO4W-NQNBEE
20. Someone who is risk averse has a general dislike for risk and a preference for certainty. If risk aversion exists in the
market, then investors in general are willing to accept somewhat lower returns on less risky securities. Different investors
have different degrees of risk aversion, and the end result is that investors with greater risk aversion tend to hold securities
with lower risk (and therefore a lower expected return) than investors who have more tolerance for risk.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMTP.EHRH.17.06.06 - LO: 6-6
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Risk and return
LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - TBA
TOPICS: Risk prem. and risk aversion
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
QUESTION ID: JFND-GO4G-EO5U-CCBT
QUESTION GLOBAL ID: GCID-E7BW-1TBP-GJ1G-N3DF-CR5D-OCJ3-CFT1-4ATO-GBTN-4CTZ-CW4N-4AJU-
GO31-4PJZ-GTTS-CP5N-GPDI-GWN8-EPRW-EMMD-GHHS-RC3W-GFOU-NCUN-
CASS-K3UR-8YSU-G3MB-GOSU-RAUF-COSS-C3MB-CITD-K3JU-E7JI-YT4D-JFNN-
4OTI-GO4W-NQNBEE
21. A stock's beta measures its diversifiable risk relative to the diversifiable risks of other firms.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMTP.EHRH.17.06.06 - LO: 6-6
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Risk and return
LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - TBA
TOPICS: Beta coefficients
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
22. A stock's beta is more relevant as a measure of risk to an investor who holds only one stock than to an investor who
holds a well-diversified portfolio.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMTP.EHRH.17.06.06 - LO: 6-6
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Risk and return
LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - TBA
TOPICS: Beta coefficients
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
QUESTION ID: JFND-GO4G-EO5U-CCBZ
QUESTION GLOBAL ID: GCID-E7BW-1TBP-GJ1G-N3DF-CR5D-OCJ3-CFT1-4ATO-GBTN-4CTZ-CW4N-4AJU-
GO31-4PJZ-GTTS-CP5N-GPDI-GWN8-EPRW-EMJI-GI1D-1A5G-G31U-Q3MB-GYSU-
ECBT-8RSU-1AJ1-GOSU-YCBA-GHSS-GCUG-CP1D-CA5G-E7JI-YT4D-JFNN-4OTI-
GO4W-NQNBEE
23. If the returns of two firms are negatively correlated, then one of them must have a negative beta.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMTP.EHRH.17.06.06 - LO: 6-6
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Risk and return
LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - TBA
TOPICS: Beta coefficients
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Comprehension
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QUESTION ID: JFND-GO4G-EO5U-CCBS
QUESTION GLOBAL ID: GCID-E7BW-1TBP-GJ1G-N3DF-CR5D-OCJ3-CFT1-4ATO-GBTN-4CTZ-CW4N-4AJU-
GO31-4PJZ-GTTS-CP5N-GPDI-GWN8-EPRW-EMJO-GCHG-G3UN-GCHU-CCUG-
GHSU-NCJS-CRSS-RQBS-GOSU-R3TI-GCSU-GA3S-8R3S-CQMD-E7JI-YT4D-JFNN-
4OTI-GO4W-NQNBEE
24. A stock with a beta equal to −1.0 has zero systematic (or market) risk.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMTP.EHRH.17.06.06 - LO: 6-6
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Risk and return
LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - TBA
TOPICS: Beta coefficients
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
QUESTION ID: JFND-GO4G-EO5U-CCBI
QUESTION GLOBAL ID: GCID-E7BW-1TBP-GJ1G-N3DF-CR5D-OCJ3-CFT1-4ATO-GBTN-4CTZ-CW4N-4AJU-
GO31-4PJZ-GTTS-CP5N-GPDI-GWN8-EPRW-EMJZ-8YHD-YPUB-GBTD-QC3A-GASU-
KPJ1-CESU-ECUB-GOSU-RPDN-CRSU-NPT3-8RAD-O3JZ-E7JI-YT4D-JFNN-4OTI-
GO4W-NQNBEE
25. It is possible for a firm to have a positive beta, even if the correlation between its returns and those of another firm is
negative.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMTP.EHRH.17.06.06 - LO: 6-6
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Risk and return
LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - TBA
TOPICS: Beta coefficients
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
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DATE MODIFIED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
QUESTION ID: JFND-GO4G-EO5U-CCBW
QUESTION GLOBAL ID: GCID-E7BW-1TBP-GJ1G-N3DF-CR5D-OCJ3-CFT1-4ATO-GBTN-4CTZ-CW4N-4AJU-
GO31-4PJZ-GTTS-CP5N-GPDI-GWN8-EPRW-EMJW-GO5S-E3UG-GR5G-KP3O-GRSU-
RCDN-CRSU-QQBU-GOSS-CPJT-GASU-NAJU-G31D-NPJO-E7JI-YT4D-JFNN-4OTI-
GO4W-NQNBEE
26. Portfolio A has but one security, while Portfolio B has 100 securities. Because of diversification effects, we would
expect Portfolio B to have the lower risk. However, it is possible for Portfolio A to be less risky.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMTP.EHRH.17.06.07 - LO: 6-7
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Risk and return
LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - TBA
TOPICS: Portfolio risk
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
QUESTION ID: JFND-GO4G-EO5U-CCKN
QUESTION GLOBAL ID: GCID-E7BW-1TBP-GJ1G-N3DF-CR5D-OCJ3-CFT1-4ATO-GBTN-4CTZ-CW4N-4AJU-
GO31-4PJZ-GTTS-CP5N-GPDI-GWN8-EPRW-EMJ1-CCAD-GPB3-CWAU-QA3I-CRSS-
KCJT-CESS-KA3U-GOSU-QCDN-GCSS-CA3S-CC3D-ECBA-E7JI-YT4D-JFNN-4OTI-
GO4W-NQNBEE
27. Portfolio A has but one stock, while Portfolio B consists of all stocks that trade in the market, each held in proportion
to its market value. Because of its diversification, Portfolio B will by definition be riskless.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMTP.EHRH.17.06.06 - LO: 6-6
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Risk and return
LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - TBA
TOPICS: Portfolio risk
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Comprehension
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DATE CREATED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
QUESTION ID: JFND-GO4G-EO5U-CCKB
QUESTION GLOBAL ID: GCID-E7BW-1TBP-GJ1G-N3DF-CR5D-OCJ3-CFT1-4ATO-GBTN-4CTZ-CW4N-4AJU-
GO31-4PJZ-GTTS-CP5N-GPDI-GWN8-EPRW-EMMG-CE3D-1AJZ-CC4S-KCJI-GYSS-
GCDF-CESU-O3DD-GOSU-YCUF-8RSS-G3MD-8Y5S-EC3S-E7JI-YT4D-JFNN-4OTI-
GO4W-NQNBEE
28. A portfolio's risk is measured by the weighted average of the standard deviations of the securities in the portfolio. It is
this aspect of portfolios that allows investors to combine stocks and thus reduce the riskiness of their portfolios.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FMTP.EHRH.17.06.06 - LO: 6-6
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Risk and return
LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - TBA
TOPICS: Portfolio risk
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/26/2015 10:45 AM
QUESTION ID: JFND-GO4G-EO5U-CCJ3
QUESTION GLOBAL ID: GCID-E7BW-1TBP-GJ1G-N3DF-CR5D-OCJ3-CFT1-4ATO-GBTN-4CTZ-CW4N-4AJU-
GO31-4PJZ-GTTS-CP5N-GPDI-GWN8-EPRW-EMJA-G7TG-RCDF-8BTD-OP5B-GCSU-
1C3T-CRSS-CPTO-GOSS-GC5R-GWSU-CP3A-GJTU-YCDD-E7JI-YT4D-JFNN-4OTI-
GO4W-NQNBEE
29. The distributions of rates of return for Companies AA and BB are given below:
State of the Probability of
Economy This State Occurring AA BB
Boom 0.2 30% −10%
Normal 0.6 10% 5%
Recession 0.2 −5% 50%
We can conclude from the above information that any rational, risk-averse investor would be better off adding Security
AA to a well-diversified portfolio over Security BB.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: The stocks have the same expected returns, but BB does badly in booms and well in
recessions. Therefore, it would do more to reduce risk.
POINTS: 1
But let us suppose that we have landed; with much difficulty have
ascended the cliffs; and have clambered up the glacier to its very
summit. The scene before us, how shall we convey to the mind of
the reader?
THE GLACIER OF SERMIATSIALIK, GREENLAND.
Imagine, if you can, the rapids of the Upper Niagara congealed
even to their lowest depths; imagine the falls, and the broad river,
and the great Lake Erie all frozen into solid ice; with bergs above the
cataract towering as high as the lower banks: suppose that you, the
spectator, having taken your stand upon the rapids, with the Erie so
near that you can see its crystallized surface, and you will have a
picture, on a reduced scale, of the sea of ice now spreading far
before us. The rapids will represent the glacier; the Great Fall the
cliff which it projects into the sea (only that the celebrated “horse-
shoe” is here turned outwards); the river which broadens into the
Ontario will be the fiord; and the Ontario, that dark grim ocean into
which the gigantic bergs detached from the mighty ice-cascade are
slowly making their way!
We must indicate, however, one remarkable dissimilarity, for
which our previous observations on the nature of glaciers will have
prepared the reader. From one bank to the other, the surface of a
river is always horizontal, but that of a glacier is slightly convex.
Through the narrow glen, or ravine, formed by this curvature of
the glacier, a kind of lateral trough or gully, bounded by the
escarpment of the soil, we reach the sea. The descent is not without
its dangers, for at every point crevasses open, separated by slippery
projections. These deep gashes, at some points, are only a few
yards apart; and they incessantly cross each other, and run into one
another, so as to form a perfect labyrinth, in the windings of which
the adventurous traveller is apt to feel bewildered.
The border of the glacier once crossed, the way becomes less
difficult; for a mile and a half the level is almost perfect, and the ice
but little broken up. The frozen desert, however, impresses us with
an almost solemn feeling, and there is something terrible in the
desolation of such a Sahara of snow!
Moreover, the traveller is irresistibly affected by the continual roar
or growling of the enormous mass, which seems to stir and shake
under our very feet. He would not be surprised if a vast chasm
suddenly yawned before him! These harsh deep voices of the
glacier, however, are not the only sounds we hear. On every side
rises the murmur of brooks which trace their furrows across the
crystalline plain. Some of these gradually converge, and, uniting,
form a considerable torrent, which leaps with a clang from icy crag to
icy ledge, until it is lost in a crevasse, or precipitated over the frozen
cliff into the waters of the fiord. The solitude of the scene is
complete, but not the silence. The air is as full of “noises” as ever
was Prospero’s isle.
Such are the principal features of the glacier of Sermiatsialik.
PROTOCOCCUS NIVALIS.
The first vegetable forms to make their appearance at the limits
of the snow-line, whether in high latitudes or on mountain-summits,
are lichens; which flourish on rocks, or stones, or trees, or wherever
they can obtain sufficient moisture to support existence. Upwards of
two thousand four hundred species are known. The same kinds
prevail throughout the Arctic Regions, and the species common to
both the Eastern and Western Hemispheres are very numerous.
They lend the beauty of colour to many an Arctic scene which would
otherwise be inexpressibly dreary; the most rugged rock acquiring a
certain air of picturesqueness through their luxuriant display. Their
forms are wonderfully varied; so that they present to the student of
Nature an almost inexhaustible field of inquiry. In their most
rudimentary aspects they seem to consist of nothing more than a
collection of powdery granules, so minute that the figure of each is
scarcely distinguishable, and so dry and so deficient in organization
that we cannot but wonder how they live and maintain life. Now they
are seen like ink-spots on the trunks of fallen trees; now they are
freely sprinkled in white dust over rocks and withered tufts of moss,
others appear in gray filmy patches; others again like knots or
rosettes of various tints; and some are pulpy and gelatinous, like
aërial sea-weeds which the receding tide leaves bare and naked on
inland rocks. A greater complexity of structure, however, is visible in
the higher order of lichens,—and we find them either tufted and
shrubby, like miniature trees; or in clustering cups, which, Hebe-like,
present their “dewy offerings to the sun.”
In the Polar World, and its regions of eternal winter, where snow
and ice, and dark drear waters, huge glacier and colossal berg,
combine to form an awful and impressive picture, the traveller is
thankful for the abundance of these humble and primitive forms,
which communicate the freshness and variety of life to the otherwise
painful and death-like uniformity of the frost-bound Nature. It is true
that here,
“Above, around, below,
On mountain or in glen,
Nor tree, nor shrub, nor plant, nor flower,”
may be found in the lands beyond the line of perpetual snow; it is
true that
“All is rocks at random thrown,
Black waves, bare crags, and banks of stone;
As if were here denied
The summer’s sun, the spring’s sweet dew,
That clothe with many a varied hue
The bleakest mountain-side;”