The Common Stock of Industrial Technologies Has an Expected Return

question 19

Multiple Choice

The common stock of Industrial Technologies has an expected return of 12.4%. The market return is 9.2% and the risk-free return is 3.87%. What is the stock's beta?

• A).42
• B)1.00
• C)1.32
• D)1.42
• E)1.60

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