Given the Following Returns on Stock Q and "The Market

question 1

Multiple Choice

Given the following returns on Stock Q and "the market" during the last three years,what is the difference in the calculated beta coefficient of Stock Q when Year 1 and Year 2 data are used as compared to Year 2 and Year 3 data? (Hint: Think rise over run.)

• A)9.17
• B)9.63
• C)10.11
• D)10.62
• E)11.15

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