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Edition Brigham b
Chapter 02: Risk and Return: Part I
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1. Thebtighterbthebprobabilitybdistributionbofbitsbexpectedbfuturebreturns,bthebgreaterbthebriskbofbabgivenbinvestmentbasb
measuredbbybitsbstandardbdeviation.
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bBUSPROG:bReflectivebThinkingbSTATEbSTANDARDS: UnitedbStatesb-
bAKb-bDISC: bRiskbandbreturnbLOCALbSTANDARDS: UnitedbStatesb-bOHb-
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2. Risk-
aversebinvestorsbrequirebhigherbratesbofbreturnbonbinvestmentsbwhosebreturnsbarebhighlybuncertain,bandbmostbinvestor
sbarebriskbaverse.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:bEasy
QUESTIONbTYPE: Trueb/bFalse
HASbVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES:b IFMG.DAVE.19.02.06b-bLO:b2-6
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bBUSPROG:bReflectivebThinkingbSTATEbSTANDARDS: UnitedbStatesb-
bAKb-bDISC: bRiskbandbreturnbLOCALbSTANDARDS: UnitedbStatesb-bOHb-
bDefaultbCityb-bTBAbTOPICS: Riskbaversion
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:bKnowledge
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3. Whenbaddingbabrandomlybchosenbnewbstockbtobanbexistingbportfolio,bthebhigherb(orbmorebpositive)bthebdegreebofb
correlationbbetweenbthebnewbstockbandbstocksbalreadybinbthebportfolio,btheblessbthebadditionalbstockbwillbreducebtheb
portfolio'sbrisk.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:bEasy
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QUESTIONbTYPE: Trueb/bFalse
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4. Diversificationbwillbnormallybreducebthebriskinessbofbabportfoliobofbstocks.
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ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:bEasy
QUESTIONbTYPE: Trueb/bFalse
HASbVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES:b IFMG.DAVE.19.02.05b-bLO:b2-5
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5. Inbportfoliobanalysis,bweboftenbusebexbpostb(historical)breturnsbandbstandardbdeviations,bdespitebthebfactbthatbwebarebreallybi
nterestedbinbexbanteb(future)bdata.
a. True
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ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:bEasy
QUESTIONbTYPE: Trueb/bFalse
HASbVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES:b IFMG.DAVE.19.02.05b-bLO:b2-5
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bBUSPROG:bReflectivebThinkingbSTATEbSTANDARDS: UnitedbStatesb-
bAKb-bDISC: bRiskbandbreturnbLOCALbSTANDARDS: UnitedbStatesb-bOHb-
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6. Thebrealizedbreturnbonbabstockbportfoliobisbthebweightedbaveragebofbthebexpectedbreturnsbonbthebstocksbinbthebportfolio.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:bEasy
QUESTIONbTYPE: Trueb/bFalse
HASbVARIABLES: False
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bBUSPROG:bReflectivebThinkingbSTATEbSTANDARDS: UnitedbStatesb-
bAKb-bDISC: bRiskbandbreturnbLOCALbSTANDARDS: UnitedbStatesb-bOHb-
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7. Marketbriskbrefersbtobthebtendencybofbabstockbtobmovebwithbthebgeneralbstockbmarket.bAbstockbwithbabove-
averagebmarketbriskbwillbtendbtobbebmorebvolatilebthanbanbaveragebstock,bandbitsbbetabwillbbebgreaterbthanb1.0.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:bEasy
QUESTIONbTYPE: Trueb/bFalse
HASbVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES:b IFMG.DAVE.19.02.06b-bLO:b2-6
NATIONALbSTANDARDS:b UnitedbStatesb-
bBUSPROG:bReflectivebThinkingbSTATEbSTANDARDS: UnitedbStatesb-
bAKb-bDISC: bRiskbandbreturnbLOCALbSTANDARDS: UnitedbStatesb-bOHb-
bDefaultbCityb-bTBAbTOPICS: Marketbrisk
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8. Anbindividualbstock'sbdiversifiablebrisk,bwhichbisbmeasuredbbybitsbbeta,bcanbbebloweredbbybaddingbmorebstocksbtobtheb
portfoliobinbwhichbthebstockbisbheld.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:bEasy
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QUESTIONbTYPE: Trueb/bFalse
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9. Managersbshouldbunderbnobconditionsbtakebactionsbthatbincreasebtheirbfirm'sbriskbrelativebtobthebmarket,bregardlessbofbhowb
muchbthosebactionsbwouldbincreasebthebfirm'sbexpectedbratebofbreturn.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:bEasy
QUESTIONbTYPE: Trueb/bFalse
HASbVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES:b IFMG.DAVE.19.02.07b-bLO:b2-7
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bBUSPROG:bReflectivebThinkingbSTATEbSTANDARDS: UnitedbStatesb-
bAKb-bDISC: bRiskbandbreturnbLOCALbSTANDARDS: UnitedbStatesb-bOHb-
bDefaultbCityb-bTBAbTOPICS: Riskbandbexpectedbreturns
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:bKnowledge
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10. OnebkeybconclusionbofbthebCapitalbAssetbPricingbModelbisbthatbthebvaluebofbanbassetbshouldbbebmeasuredbbybconsideringb
bothbthebriskbandbthebexpectedbreturnbofbthebasset,bassumingbthatbthebassetbisbheldbinbabwell-
diversifiedbportfolio.bThebriskbofbthebassetbheldbinbisolationbisbnotbrelevantbunderbthebCAPM.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:bEasy
QUESTIONbTYPE: Trueb/bFalse
HASbVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES:b IFMG.DAVE.19.02.07b-bLO:b2-7
NATIONALbSTANDARDS:b UnitedbStatesb-
bBUSPROG:bReflectivebThinkingbSTATEbSTANDARDS: UnitedbStatesb-
bAKb-bDISC: bRiskbandbreturnbLOCALbSTANDARDS: UnitedbStatesb-bOHb-
bDefaultbCityb-bTBAbTOPICS: CAPMbandbrisk
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