If a Firm's Stock Returns Co-Vary Identically with Returns to a Market-Wide

question 10

Multiple Choice

If a firm's stock returns co-vary identically with returns to a market-wide portfolio,then its market beta from such a regression is:

• A) equal to zero.
• B) equal to one.
• C) less than one.
• D) greater than one.

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