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Basic Question 0 of 3

In the long run, ______

I. no costs are fixed.
II. fixed costs are always greater than variable costs.
III. fixed costs equal variable costs.
IV. costs are increased but remain in the same proportion as in the short run.
V. costs are rising.

User Contributed Comments 5

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jasonkwk why III is wrong?
Bududeen Because there are no fixed costs in the long run
schweitzdm III tricked me as well. Good point @Budu.
fangluez In the text, "in the long-run, all resources used by the firm are variable".
choas69 thus we have economies of scale theory
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Learning Outcome Statements

calculate and interpret the mean, variance, and covariance (or correlation) of asset returns based on historical data

calculate and interpret portfolio standard deviation

describe the effect on a portfolio's risk of investing in assets that are less than perfectly correlated

CFA® 2025 Level I Curriculum, Volume 2, Module 1.