Which of the following risks confronting ABC Worldwide, Inc. is an example of a unsystematic risk?

A possible decline in the value of its holdings of short-term securities due to fluctuation in interest rates A possible decline in its earnings due to a strike by its employees A possible decline in the purchasing power of its net income due to inflations A possible decline in its net worth due to the need to reinvest funds from an investment at a lower rate than was earned initially 2 According to Markowitz risk can be: Minimized and eliminated without diversification Eliminated without compromizing the overall returns Minimized by selecting an optimum combination of investments Analyzed exclusively 3 Which of the following statement(s) concerning beta coefficients is (are) correct? Investors who tend to be risk averse should have a portfolio made up mostly of high-beta-coefficient securities. Beta coefficients of particular securities change over time Beta coefficients are constructed based on past data (1) only (1) and (3) only (1) and (2) only (2) and (3) only Industry risk Specific risk Undiversifiable risk Residual risk I, II, III I, III, IV I, II, IV I, II, III, IV 5 Which of the following concerning the standard deviation of a stock’s rate of return is (are) correct: The standard deviation of a stock’s rate of return reflects both the systematic and unsystematic risks associated with a stock Approximately 68% of the rates of return on the stock will fall within plus or minus one stand deviation of the average rate of return (1) only (2) only Both (1) and (2) Neither (1) nor (2) 6 Items that circumvent Fisher’s Perfect World include: No barriers to trade Free flow of information The firm’s indepent decisionmaking Satisfying stockholder wealth maximization criteria Investor’s receiving regular dividends I, II, III I, II, III IV, II, III, IV, V I, II, III, IV, V 7 Which of the following concerning systematic and/or unsystematic risk is not correct? A.. Unsystematic risk can be reduced through diversification of a portfolio B. A coefficient of determination of .75 in a portfolio means that 75% of the portfolio risk is unsystematic C. A portfolio’s beta is a measure of its systematic risk D. A fully diversified portfolio has no unsystematic risk ‘