A Stock Has a Standard Deviation of 12

question 83

Multiple Choice

A stock has a standard deviation of 12.9% and a covariance with the market of .035. The market has a standard deviation of 9.93%. What is the beta of this stock?

• A)3.284
• B)3.550
• C)3.764
• D)3.978
• E)4.075

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