You Hold the Positions in the Following Table A)1237 Percent
B)9

question 60

Multiple Choice

You hold the positions in the following table. What is the beta of your portfolio? If you expect the market to earn 10 percent and the risk-free rate is 4 percent, what is the required return of the portfolio? $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } \hline & \text { Price } & \text { Shares } & \text { Beta } \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Advanced Micro } \\\text { Devices }\end{array} & \$ 10 & 200 & 4.2 \\\hline \text { FedEx Corp } & \$ 100 & 50 & 1.1 \\\hline \text { Microsoft } & \$ 30 & 150 & 0.7 \\\hline \text { Sara Lee Corp } & \$ 15 & 200 & 0.5 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A)12.37 percent
• B)9.73 percent
• C)10.17 percent
• D)11.68 percent

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