Stock a Has an Expected Return of 12 Percent and a Variance

question 28

Multiple Choice

Stock A has an expected return of 12 percent and a variance of .0203.The market has an expected return of 11 percent and a variance of .0093.What is the beta of Stock A if the covariance of Stock A with the market is .0137?

• A).68
• B).76
• C)1.55
• D)1.47
• E)1.32

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