What Is Beta

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Multiple Choice

What is beta?

• A) a rate of return measure
• B) the return on a stock relative to the overall market
• C) the rate of dividend growth
• D) the percentage of net income paid out as a dividend
• E) measure of a stock's risk relative to the stock market average

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Definitions:

Plan of Consolidation

A strategy or proposal for combining two or more entities into a single entity, usually to streamline operations and reduce costs.

Consolidation

A contractual and statutory process in which two or more corporations join to become a completely new corporation.

Corporate Combinations

Mergers or acquisitions between companies to consolidate assets, operations, or management.

Merger

A contractual and statutory process in which one corporation (the surviving corporation) acquires all of the assets and liabilities of another corporation.