Consider a T-bill with a rate of return of 5% and the following risky securities:

Security A: E(r) = 0.15; Variance = 0.04 Security B: E(r) = 0.10; Variance = 0.0225 Security C: E(r) = 0.12; Variance = 0.01 Security D: E(r) = 0.13; Variance = 0.0625

From which set of portfolios, formed with the T-bill and any one of the four risky securities, would a risk-averse investor always choose his portfolio?

A. 0.087; 0.06

B. 0.087; 0.12

C. 0.114; 0.12

D. 0.795; 0.14

E. 0.295; 0.12

A. the security's variance.

B. minimum required utility of the portfolio.

C. investor's return requirement.

D. investor's aversion to risk.

E. certainty-equivalent rate of the portfolio

A. an investor's risk tolerance is decreasing.

B. borrowing rate exceeding lending rate.

C. increase in the portfolio proportion of the risk-free asset.

D. reward-to-volatility ratio increasing.

E. a flawed theory

A. maximizes her expected utility.

B. maximizes her expected profit.

C. minimizes both her risk and return.

D. minimizes her risk.

E. maximizes her risk

A. I and II only

B. II, III, and IV only

C. II and III only

D. I only

E. II only

A. final wealth will be greater than initial wealth.

B. investors will lose money.

C. terminal wealth will be less than initial wealth.

D. more than one outcome is possible.

E. the standard deviation of the payoff is larger than its expected value

A. assessing the effects of inflation.

B. measuring the standard deviation of returns.

C. understanding how returns increase relative to risk increases.

D. analyzing returns on variable rate bonds.

E. None of these is correct.