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**Question 7:**
The person who requires high return regardless of risk is called:
- (a) There is no difference between return & risk preference.
- (b) Risk averse
- (c) Risk neutral (indifferent)
- (d) Risk seeking

**Question 8:**
If the correlation between two variables is -1, then the two variables are said to be:
- (a) Perfectly positively correlated
- (b) Positively correlated
- (c) Perfectly negatively correlated
- (d) Perfectly negatively corrected

**Question 9:**
The risk that is specific to a firm is called:
- (a) Total risk
- (b) We cannot tell
- (c) Unsystematic risk
- (d) Systematic risk

**Question 10:**
Assume that an investor has formed a portfolio of two assets, Asset A and Asset B. If he invested 30% of his wealth in Asset A, if the return on Asset A is 20% and the return on the asset B is 40%, the weight of the wealth invested in Asset B is:
- (a) 70%
- (b) Cannot find the weight
- (c) 60%
- (d) 40%

**Question 11:**
Referring to the question above, the portfolio’s return is:
- (a) 40%
- (b) 34%
- (c) 30%
- (d) 31%
Transcribed Image Text:**Question 7:** The person who requires high return regardless of risk is called: - (a) There is no difference between return & risk preference. - (b) Risk averse - (c) Risk neutral (indifferent) - (d) Risk seeking **Question 8:** If the correlation between two variables is -1, then the two variables are said to be: - (a) Perfectly positively correlated - (b) Positively correlated - (c) Perfectly negatively correlated - (d) Perfectly negatively corrected **Question 9:** The risk that is specific to a firm is called: - (a) Total risk - (b) We cannot tell - (c) Unsystematic risk - (d) Systematic risk **Question 10:** Assume that an investor has formed a portfolio of two assets, Asset A and Asset B. If he invested 30% of his wealth in Asset A, if the return on Asset A is 20% and the return on the asset B is 40%, the weight of the wealth invested in Asset B is: - (a) 70% - (b) Cannot find the weight - (c) 60% - (d) 40% **Question 11:** Referring to the question above, the portfolio’s return is: - (a) 40% - (b) 34% - (c) 30% - (d) 31%
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