A Company Has a $36 Million Portfolio with a Beta

question 5

Multiple Choice

A company has a $36 million portfolio with a beta of 1.2.The futures price for a contract on an index is 900.Futures contracts on $250 times the index can be traded.What trade is necessary to increase beta to 1.8?

• A) Long 192 contracts
• B) Short 192 contracts
• C) Long 96 contracts
• D) Short 96 contracts

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Definitions:

Marginal Utility

The change in total utility obtained by consuming one additional unit of a good or service.

Consumption Bundle

A set of goods or services that a consumer chooses to purchase at a given time.

Good 1

Typically a term used in economics to represent a specific commodity or product in theoretical discussions.

Budget Constraint

A limit on the consumption choices of individuals or entities based on their income and the prices of goods and services, representing all possible combinations of goods and services that can be purchased.