Stock X Has a Beta of 0

question 121

Multiple Choice

Stock X has a beta of 0.5 and Stock Y has a beta of 1.5. Which of the following statements must be true, according to the CAPM?

• A) If you invest $50,000 in Stock X and $50,000 in Stock Y, your 2- stock portfolio would have a beta significantly lower than 1.0, provided the returns on the two stocks are not perfectly correlated.
• B) Stock Y's realized return during the coming year will be higher than Stock X's return.
• C) If the expected rate of inflation increases but the market risk premium is unchanged, the required returns on the two stocks should increase by the same amount.
• D) Stock Y's return has a higher standard deviation than Stock X.

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