Given the Following Returns on Stock J and the "Market

question 8

Multiple Choice

Given the following returns on Stock J and the "market" during the last three years,what is the beta coefficient of Stock J? (Hint: Think rise over run.)

• A)1.58
• B)1.66
• C)1.75
• D)1.84
• E)1.93

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