1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
kicyunya [14]
3 years ago
15

An investor prefers to invest in companies that have high operating leverage. How can this be accomplished if the investor also

requires a portfolio beta of 1.0?
A. Invest 50% in cyclical stocks and 50% in firms with high operating leverage
B. Invest 50% in a market index fund and 50% in firms with high operating leverage
C. Finance part of the portfolio with borrowing
D. Invest a portion of the portfolio in U.S. Treasury securities
Business
1 answer:
Fittoniya [83]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

B

Explanation:

Systemic risk are risk that are inherent in the economy. They cannot be diversified away. They are also known as market risk. examples of this risk include recession, inflation, and high interest rates. Investors should seek compensation for systemic risk. Systemic risk is measured by beta. The higher beta is, the higher the systemic risk and the higher the compensation demanded for by investors

Market index fund is riskless and would have a beta of 1

by investing half in a riskless and half in a risky asset. beta would be equal to 1

You might be interested in
A company reports the following amount in its December 31, Year 1, income statement.
kow [346]

Answer:

Multiple-step income statement for the year ending December 31, year 1

Sales                                                    $275,200

Cost of Goods Sold                           <u>($185,000)</u>

Gross Profit                                                               $90,200

Operating Expenses:

Administrative Expense                                          ($35,000)

Selling expenses                                                     <u>($55,000)</u>

General Expense                                                     <u>($45,000)</u>

Operating Income                                                    ($44,800)

Non-Operating Revenue                                         <u>$105,000</u>

Operating Income before tax                                  $60,200

Income taxes                                                            <u>($25,000)</u>

Operating Income after Tax                                     <u>$35,200</u>

Explanation:

Multi-step Income statement segregate the Operating Income and Expenses from non operating Income and Expense. It shows the gross profit and net operating income separately.

4 0
3 years ago
No formal steps are necessary to create a sole proprietorship. True or false?
larisa86 [58]

Answer:

True

Explanation:

5 0
3 years ago
If a stricter quota, such as 30,000 tons of apricots, was imposed on this market, we would expect:
gizmo_the_mogwai [7]

Base on the given situation above, if there is a presence of stricter quota such as with the 30,000 tons of apricots to be provided and was imposed on a market, it is expected that quantity demand and the imports in the market to decrease even if the domestic quantity and price that has been provided will increase.

8 0
3 years ago
The basic purpose of imposing legal reserve requirements on commercial banks is to: A. Assure the liquidity of commercial banks
Aliun [14]

Answer:

Provide a device through which the credit-creating activities of banks can be controlled

Explanation:

The legal reserve requirement is the minimum amount mandated by Central banks for banks to have as their minimum reserves.

The legal reserve requirement is used by the government as a means to control the supply of money in the economy.

If the central bank wants to reduce money supply, it increases the legal reserve requirement and if it wants to increase money supply, it reduces the legal reserve requirement.

A high reserve requirement reduces the amount that banks can make available for loans.

I hope my answer helps you

5 0
3 years ago
Value Catering uses two measures of activity, jobs and meals, in the cost formulas in its budgets and performance reports. The c
sertanlavr [38]

Answer:

$3,504

Explanation:

Catering supplies = $500 + $76 x j + $14 x m

where,

j = number of jobs in a month

m = number of meals in a month

therefore,

Planning budget for June, use the Actual number of jobs and meals into the formula (Actual Activity).

June Catering supplies = $500 + $76 x 13+ $14 x 144

                                       =  $3,504

Conclusion

The catering supplies in the planning budget for June would be closest to $3,504.

6 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • Elaborate prefect competition
    15·1 answer
  • A method often used by economists to look at distribution of income in a society's economy involves:__________
    13·1 answer
  • Even Better Products has come out with a new and improved product. As a result, the firm projects an ROE of 20%, and it will mai
    12·1 answer
  • A lockbox plan is most beneficial to firms that Select one: a. have widely dispersed manufacturing facilities. b. have a large m
    13·1 answer
  • Southeast Airlines had pretax earnings of $30 million, including a gain on disposal of a discontinued operation of $5 million. T
    5·1 answer
  • TB MC Qu. 10-144 (Algo) Doogan Corporation makes a product ... Doogan Corporation makes a product with the following standard co
    6·1 answer
  • Cash receipts from sales of property plant and equipment (ppe)are cash flows arising from?​
    8·1 answer
  • Empower Inc., is a software development firm that firmly believes in common unspoken assumptions along the lines of conventional
    14·1 answer
  • 13
    14·1 answer
  • A local butcher and a worker at a cereal factory both work in what Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resource pathway?
    8·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!