An Investor Currently Holds the Following Portfolio

question 122

Multiple Choice

An investor currently holds the following portfolio:
Amount
Invested
8,000 shares of Stock A $16,000 Beta = 1.3
15,000 shares of Stock B $48,000 Beta = 1.8
25,000 shares of Stock C $96,000 Beta = 2.2
The investor is worried that the beta of his portfolio is too high,so he wants to sell some stock C and add stock D,which has a beta of 1.0,to his portfolio.If the investor wants his portfolio to have a beta of 1.72,how much stock C must he replace with stock D?

• A) $18,000
• B) $24,000
• C) $31,000
• D) $36,000

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