Splitting money across different investments (diversification) reduces risk but also reduces the rate of return, according to the risk-return principle.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

Diversification can reduce risk without reducing the average rate of return.

Economics

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A) d > b > e B) d = b = e C) a = b > c D) a = b > e

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A decrease in the rate of interest, other things being equal, will cause a:

a. rightward shift of the investment demand curve. b. movement upward along the investment demand curve. c. movement downward along the investment demand curve. d. leftward shift of the investment demand curve.

Economics

Exhibit 7-3 Cost per unit curves ? As shown in Exhibit 7-3, the price at which the firm earns zero economic profit in the short-run is:

A. $1.00 per unit. B. $1.50 per unit. C. $2.00 per unit. D. $4.00 per unit.

Economics

The demand curve represents the relationship between:

A. income and quantity demanded with everything else held constant. B. income and price demanded with everything else held constant. C. consumer preferences and quantity demanded with everything else held constant. D. price and quantity demanded with everything else held constant.

Economics