Given the Following Returns on Stock J and the "Market

question 28

Multiple Choice

Given the following returns on Stock J and the "market" during the last three years, what is the beta coefficient of Stock J? (Hint: Think rise over run.)

• A) 1.58
• B) 1.66
• C) 1.75
• D) 1.84
• E) 1.93

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