The following two items are from Marcia White's Dining Out expense category:
1. January monthly variance = 25 (favorable);
2. February cumulative variance = -10 (unfavorable).
If Marcia budgeted 85 a month for this activity, we know that she
A)
spent 60 in January and 95 in February.
B)
spent 60 in January and 120 in February.
C)
can bring the activity back within budget by spending 85 in March.
D)
has not budgeted properly.
Question 2
Which of the following statements is MOST correct concerning diversification and risk?
A) Proper diversification generally results in the elimination of risk.
B) Risk-averse investors often choose companies from different industries for their portfolios
because the correlation of returns is less than if all the companies came from the same
industry.
C) Risk-averse investors often select portfolios that include only companies from the same
industry group because the familiarity reduces the risk.
D) Only wealthy investors can diversify their portfolios because a portfolio must contain at least
50 stocks to gain the benefits of diversification.
White Lion cub at Kromdraai, South Africa
A chest X-ray showing pneumonia characterized by the patch of gray-white areas.
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White blood cells
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