A Firm in an Industry That Is Very Sensitive to the Business

question 9

Multiple Choice

A firm in an industry that is very sensitive to the business cycle will likely have a stock beta

• A)greater than 1.0.
• B)equal to 1.0.
• C)less than 1.0 but greater than 0.0.
• D)equal to or less than 0.0.

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