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Management · Q734

Financial Management

Graduate and Post Graduate · Management · question 734

Q734

Relationship between risk free asset and a single risky asset are always

A.
linear
Answer
B.
non-linear
C.
efficient
D.
effective

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Relationship between risk free asset and a single risky asset are always linear. The covariance of the risk-free asset with any risky asset or portfolio will always equal zero. Similarly the correlation between any risky asset and the risk-free asset would be zero. Combining a Risk-Free Asset with a Risky Portfolio Expected return: the weighted average of the two returns is a linear relationship.