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Your stock portfolio contains 4 stocks with the following betas and weight as a percentage of your portfolio. What is the portfolio beta?

Weight Beta
Stock A 30 pct.. 1.80
Stock B 35 pct.. 1.50
Stock C 15 pct. 1.38
Stock D 20 pct. 0.80
1.43
1.37
1.40

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