Q1. The optimal portfolio is determined by the point of tangency between: A) the efficient frontier and the individual's utility curve with the highest possible utility. B) a line connecting the risk-free rate and the current market return on the efficient frontier. C) the capital allocation line and the investor's utility curve.
Q2. The particular portfolio on the efficient frontier that best suits an individual investor is determined by:
A) the current market risk-free rate as compared to the current market return rate. B) the individual's utility curve. C) the individual's asset allocation plan.
Q3. Investors who are less risk averse will have what type of utility curves? A) Inverted. B) Steeper. C) Flatter.
Q4. The graph below combines the efficient frontier with the indifference curves for two different investors, X and Y. Which of the following statements about the above graph is least accurate? A) Investor X is less risk-averse than Investor Y. B) The efficient frontier line represents the portfolios that provide the highest return at each risk level. C) Investor X's expected return will always be less than that of Investor Y.
Q5. Which one of the following statements about portfolio diversification is FALSE? A) The lower the correlation coefficient between the portfolio and a stock, the lower the diversification effect from adding that stock to the portfolio. B) In a well diversified portfolio of over 25 stocks market risk will account for over 85% of the portfolio's total risk. C) As more securities are added to a portfolio total risk falls, but at a decreasing rate.
Q6. According to Markowitz, an investor’s optimal portfolio is determined where the: A) investor's lowest utility curve is tangent to the efficient frontier. B) investor's highest utility curve is tangent to the efficient frontier. C) investor's utility curve meets the efficient frontier.
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