The Common Stock of Blasco Books Has a Standard Deviation

question 51

Multiple Choice

The common stock of Blasco Books has a standard deviation of 16.4 percent as compared to the market standard deviation of 12.7 percent.The covariance of this stock with the market is .0217.What is the beta of Blasco Books' stock?

• A).96
• B)1.05
• C)1.07
• D)1.35
• E)1.42

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