A Stock Has an Expected Return of 13

question 72

Multiple Choice

A stock has an expected return of 13.74 percent.The return on the market is 12.68 percent,and the risk-free rate of return is 3.24 percent.What is the beta of this stock?

• A)0.658
• B)1.093
• C)1.402
• D)1.112
• E)1.780

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