Answer: The statement "A. Relevant information is complete, neutral, and free from error." is incorrect
Explanation: The generally accepted accounting principles are a set of rules and norms that serve as an accounting guide to formulate criteria related to the measurement of equity and to the information of the patrimonial and economic elements of an entity. While one of these 14 principles speaks of neutrality in none mentions that Relevant information is complete, neutral, and free from error
Answer:
It will be difficult for Mary to compare the crime rates in a U.S. city with her hometown of London, England:
b. There are differences in the way crime is measured.
Explanation:
- The option a is not correct as it is not true that England doesn't have any crime statistics that are available to civilians.
- The option b is correct as the ways of measuring crimes are different for different regions or places.
- The option c is not correct as there is no dictatorship in England.
- The option d is not correct as it is not true that only solved cases are included in England's crime rates.
Answer:
Alpha for A is 1.40%; Alpha for B is -0.2%.
Explanation:
First, we use the CAPM to calculate the required returns of the two portfolios A and B given the risks of the two portfolios( beta), the risk-free return rate ( T-bill rate) and the Market return rate (S&P 500) are given.
Required Return for A: Risk-free return rate + Beta for A x ( Market return rate - Risk-free return rate) = 5% + 0.7 x (13% - 5%) = 10.6%;
Required Return for A: Risk-free return rate + Beta for B x ( Market return rate - Risk-free return rate) = 5% + 1.4 x (13% - 5%) = 16.2%;
Second, we compute the alphas for the two portfolios:
Portfolio A: Expected return of A - Required return of A = 12% - 10.6% = 1.4%;
Portfolio B: Expected return of B - Required return of B = 16% - 16.2% = -0.2%.
