Question

You observe the following information regarding Companies X and Y: ∙ Company X has a higher expected return than Company Y. ∙ Company X has a lower standard deviation of returns than Company Y. ∙ Company X has a higher beta than Company Y. Given this information, which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. Company X has less market risk than Company Y. b. Company X has more diversifiable risk than Company Y. c. Company X's stock is a better buy than Company Y's stock. d. Company X has a lower coefficient of variation than Company Y. e. Company X's returns will be negative when Y's returns are positive.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option D is correct one.

Company X has a lower coefficient of variation than Company Y.

Explanation:

This is because company X has a lower standard deviation of returns than Company Y. Coefficient of variation = standard deviation/mean*100. Also mean of X will be higher as its expected return is higher than Y. So, the numerator (standard deviation) is lower and denominator (mean) is higher in case of X. This will lower its coefficient of variation than Company Y.