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Management Short Question | Gkseries

Q.

Which one of the following statements is true ?

[A] Market risk premium is the additional return over the risk-free rate needed to compensate investors for assuming an average amount of risk
[B] A firm cannot influence its market risk, hence its beta, through changes in the composition of its assets and also through its use of debt
[C] Market risk premium is the additional return over the risk-free rate needed to compensate investors for assuming greater than average amount of risk
[D] An asset’s risk consists of market risk which can be eliminated by diversification
Answer & Explanation

Answer: Market risk premium is the additional return over the risk-free rate needed to compensate investors for assuming an average amount of risk