Answer:
Despite the complications inherent in any extension of the CAPM with a labor component, labor is an important consideration in explaining the systematic risk of financial securities.
b. False
Explanation:
Instead of being an important component of the systematic risk, labor is a component of the unsystematic risk of a financial security or investment. Â Therefore, the risk arising from the labor component is a type of unsystematic risk. Â Unsystematic risks are peculiar to a firm or an industry. Â They are internal to the business environment of a firm or an industry. Â Systematic risks are market-driven risks. Â These latter risks include market, interest rate, and purchasing power (inflation) risks.