Beta Is Useful in the Calculation Of

question 4

Multiple Choice

Beta is useful in the calculation of:

• A) the company's variance.
• B) the companies discount rate.
• C) the company's standard deviation.
• D) unsystematic risk.
• E) the risk free-rate or the market rate.

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