Question： Which characteristic is a firm least likely to exhibit when it operates in a market with a downward  sloping demand curve, many competitors, and zero economic profits in the long run?  A. Differentiated product  B. Low barriers to entry  C. No pricing power  Answer = C  The characteristics of monopolistic competition include a large number of competitors, low pricing  power, and the production of differentiated products (through advertising and other non-price  strategies), but these still result in some pricing power. The ease of entry results in zero economic  profits in the long run.  CFA Level I  "The Firm and Market Structures," Richard G. Fritz and Michele Gambera  Sections 2.1, 2.2, 4      CFA特许金融分析师1-3级【沪江金程联合开发】 19年12月-22年6月考季的考生，助力通过金融第一考 查看折扣 CFA1级1912考季【沪江金程联合开发】 权威名师倾情打造，助力通过金融第一考 查看折扣 金融英语【沪江金程联合开发】 为零基础学员提供学习指导 查看折扣 更多精彩： CFA一级企业理财的学习策略 要进投行？是不是必须要考一级CFA！？  

Question: Molly Burnett, CFA, is a portfolio manager for a fund that only invests in environmentally friendly companies. A multinational utility company recently acquired one of the fund's best-performing investments, a wind power company. The wind power company's shareholders received utility company shares as part of the merger agreement. The utility has one of the worst environmental records in the industry, but its shares have been one of the top performers over the past 12 months. Because the utility pays a high dividend every three months, Burnett holds the utility shares until the remaining two dividends are paid for the year then sells the shares. Burnett most likely violated the CFA Institute Standard of Professional Conduct concerning:  A. Disclosure of Conflicts.  B. Suitability.  C. Independence and Objectivity.  Answer = B  The utility is not a suitable investment for a fund that only invests in companies with good environmental records. Continuing to hold this investment, therefore, was a violation of Standard III(C)–Suitability. CFA Level I "Guidance for Standards I–VII" Standard I(B)–Independence and Objectivity, Standard III(C)–Suitability, Standard VI(A)–Disclosure  of Conflicts   CFA特许金融分析师1-3级【沪江金程联合开发】 19年12月-22年6月考季的考生，助力通过金融第一考 查看折扣 CFA1级1912考季【沪江金程联合开发】 权威名师倾情打造，助力通过金融第一考 查看折扣 金融英语【沪江金程联合开发】 为零基础学员提供学习指导 查看折扣 更多精彩： CFA一级企业理财的学习策略 要进投行？是不是必须要考一级CFA！？  

Question: Margie Germainne, CFA, is a risk management consultant who has been asked by a small investment bank to recommend policies to prevent bank employees from front running client orders. These clients generally invest in one or more of the bank's large cap equity unit trusts. To ensure compliance with the CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct, Germainne should least likelyrecommend which of the following? Employees should be restricted from trading:  A. equity-related securities.  B. without prior permission.  C. during established time periods.  Answer = A  Although Standard VI(B)–Priority of Transactions is designed to prevent any potential conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest with respect to personal transactions, it does not ban employees from trading securities. A ban on all equity-related securities could be excessively restrictive to employees and unnecessary if appropriate personal transaction policies and procedures are in place. CFA Level I "Guidance for Standards I–VII" Standard VI(B)–Priority of Transactions   CFA特许金融分析师1-3级【沪江金程联合开发】 19年12月-22年6月考季的考生，助力通过金融第一考 查看折扣 CFA1级1912考季【沪江金程联合开发】 权威名师倾情打造，助力通过金融第一考 查看折扣 金融英语【沪江金程联合开发】 为零基础学员提供学习指导 查看折扣 更多精彩： 这可能是目前zui快通过CFA、FRM双证的捷径了 通过CFA一级需要一级花费多长时间？  

Question： The index weighting that results in portfolio weights shifting away from securities that have increased in relative value toward securities that have fallen in relative value whenever the portfolio is rebalanced is most accurately described as:  A. float-adjusted market-capitalization weighting.  B. equal weighting.  C. fundamental weighting.    Answer = C  Fundamentally weighted indices generally will have a contrarian “effect” in that the portfolio weights will shift away from securities that have increased in relative value and toward securities that have fallen in relative value whenever the portfolio is rebalanced.   CFA Level I “Security Market Indices,” Paul D. Kaplan and Dorothy C. Kelly Section 3.2.4.   CFA特许金融分析师1-3级【沪江金程联合开发】 19年12月-22年6月考季的考生，助力通过金融第一考 查看折扣 CFA1级1912考季【沪江金程联合开发】 权威名师倾情打造，助力通过金融第一考 查看折扣 金融英语【沪江金程联合开发】 为零基础学员提供学习指导 查看折扣 更多精彩： CFA持证人普遍青睐的3个职位是什么？ CFA一级大三可以考吗？一级的含金量有多高? CFA二级比一级难一级大三可以考吗？一级的含金量有多高? CFA二级比一级在哪里？  

competition among investment management firms in all markets; this objective does not require unnecessary entry barriers or hurdles for new firms, such as common fee structures. CFA Level I “The GIPS Standards,” CFA Institute Fundamentals of Compliance9     CFA特许金融分析师1-3级【沪江金程联合开发】 19年12月-22年6月考季的考生，助力通过金融第一考 查看折扣 CFA1级1912考季【沪江金程联合开发】 权威名师倾情打造，助力通过金融第一考 查看折扣 金融英语【沪江金程联合开发】 为零基础学员提供学习指导 查看折扣 更多精彩： CFA和FRM的区别 通过CFA一级需要一级花费多长时间？

Question： In setting the confidence interval for the population mean of a normal or approximately normal distribution, and given that the sample size is small, Student's t-distribution is the most appropriate approach when the variance is:  A. unknown.  B. large.  C. known.  Answer = A  When the sample size is small (and the population is normally or approximately normally distributed), the Student's t-distribution is preferred if the variance is unknown.  CFA Level I  "Sampling and Estimation," Richard A. DeFusco, Dennis W. McLeavey, Jerald E. Pinto, and David E.  Runkle  Section 4.2      CFA特许金融分析师1-3级【沪江金程联合开发】 19年12月-22年6月考季的考生，助力通过金融第一考 查看折扣 CFA1级1912考季【沪江金程联合开发】 权威名师倾情打造，助力通过金融第一考 查看折扣 金融英语【沪江金程联合开发】 为零基础学员提供学习指导 查看折扣 更多精彩： 这可能是目前zui快通过CFA、FRM双证的捷径了 通过CFA一级需要一级花费多长时间？

complaint. CFA Level I "Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct"     CFA特许金融分析师1-3级【沪江金程联合开发】 19年12月-22年6月考季的考生，助力通过金融第一考 查看折扣 CFA1级1912考季【沪江金程联合开发】 权威名师倾情打造，助力通过金融第一考 查看折扣 金融英语【沪江金程联合开发】 为零基础学员提供学习指导 查看折扣 更多精彩： 通过CFA一级需要花费多长时间？ 工作后适合考CFA吗？在职如何备战CFA一级考试？

Question： A company values its ending inventory using the prices of its most recent purchases. The inventory valuation method that the company is most likely using is:  A. FIFO.  B. Weighted average cost.  C. LIFO.  Answer = A  FIFO values ending inventory using the most recent costs of goods purchased.  CFA Level I  "Inventories," Michael A. Broihahn  Sections 3.2, 3.3, 3.4        CFA特许金融分析师1-3级【沪江金程联合开发】 19年12月-22年6月考季的考生，助力通过金融第一考 查看折扣 CFA1级1912考季【沪江金程联合开发】 权威名师倾情打造，助力通过金融第一考 查看折扣 金融英语【沪江金程联合开发】 为零基础学员提供学习指导 查看折扣 更多精彩： CFA考试介绍及难度 95后，结婚，生孩子，考CFA，这就是我的经历  

Question： Mariam Musa, CFA, head of compliance at Dunfield Brokers, questions her colleague Omar Kassim, a CFA candidate and a research analyst, about his purchase of shares in a company for his own account immediately before he publishes a "buy" recommendation. He defends his actions by stating he has done nothing wrong because Dunfield does not have any personal trading policies in place.  The CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct were most likely violated by:  A. only Kassim.  B. both Musa and Kassim.  C. only Musa.  Answer = B  Both Musa and Kassim violated the Standards of Professional Conduct. Musa violated Standard IV(C)–Responsibilities of Supervisors by not ensuring policies were in place to prevent violations of the Standards of Professional Conduct (in this case, Standard VI(B)–Priority of Transactions) by someone subject to her supervision. As the head of compliance, Musa supervised Kassim and must meet her supervisory responsibilities outlined in the Standards of Professional Conduct. Kassim violated Standard VI(B)–Priority of Transactions because he did not give sufficient priority to Dunfield's clients before trading on his recommendation. CFA Level I "Guidance for Standards I–VII" Standard IV(C)–Responsibilities of Supervisors, Standard VI(B)–Priority of Transactions     CFA特许金融分析师1-3级【沪江金程联合开发】 19年12月-22年6月考季的考生，助力通过金融第一考 查看折扣 CFA1级1912考季【沪江金程联合开发】 权威名师倾情打造，助力通过金融第一考 查看折扣 金融英语【沪江金程联合开发】 为零基础学员提供学习指导 查看折扣 更多精彩： CFA一级权益复习策略 这可能是目前zui快通过CFA、FRM双证一级的捷径了

分析师1-3级【沪江金程联合开发】 19年12月-22年6月考季的考生，助力通过金融第一考 查看折扣 CFA1级1912考季【沪江金程联合开发】 权威名师倾情打造，助力通过金融第一考 查看折扣 金融英语【沪江金程联合开发】 为零基础学员提供学习指导 查看折扣 更多精彩： CFA一级权益复习策略 CFA考试难吗？适合哪些人考？ 通过CFA一级需要一级权益复习策略 CFA考试难吗？适合哪些人考？ 通过CFA一级花费多长时间？