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1) The complete portfolio refers to the investment in ________. A) the risky portfolio and the index B) the risk-free asset C) the risk-free asset and the risky portfolio combined D) the risky portfolio

2) The market risk premium is defined as ________. A) the difference between the return on an index fund and the return on Treasury bills B) the difference between the return on the risky asset with the lowest returns and the return on Treasury bills C) the difference between the return on a small-firm mutual fund and the return on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index D) the difference between the return on the highest-yielding asset and the return on the lowest-yielding asset

3) The excess return is the ________. A) index return B) rate of return that can be earned with certainty C) rate of return to risk aversion D) rate of return in excess of the Treasury-bill rate

4) Consider the following two investment alternatives: First, a risky portfolio that pays a 15% rate of return with a probability of 40% or a 5% rate of return with a probability of 60%. Second, a Treasury bill that pays 6%. The risk premium on the risky investment is _________. A) 3% B) 9% C) 6% D) 1%

5) The reward-to-volatility ratio is given by ________. A) the portfolio's excess return B) the point at which the second derivative of the investor's indifference curve reaches zero C) the slope of the capital allocation line D) the second derivative of the capital allocation line.