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26 Nov 2019

Question 8

Jim Angel holds a $200,000 portfolio consisting of the following stocks:

Stock Investment Beta
A $ 50,000 0.95
B 50,000 0.80
C 50,000 1.00
D 50,000 1.20
Total $200,000


What is the portfolio's beta?
Answer

0.938

0.988

1.037

1.089

1.143

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