If Stock a Is Considered to Be of Average Risk

question 32

Multiple Choice

If Stock A is considered to be of average risk for the market and Stock B is also considered of average risk for the market, then the

• A) standard deviation for each of the stocks will be equal
• B) beta for each of the stocks will be equal
• C) coefficient of variation for each of the stocks will be equal
• D) cannot determine from the information given

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