Table 8.3 Consider the Following Two Securities X and Y

question 29

Multiple Choice

Table 8.3
Consider the following two securities X and Y.
-Using the data from Table 8.3, what is the systematic risk for a portfolio with two-thirds of the funds invested in X and one-third invested in Y?

• A) 0.88
• B) 1.17
• C) 1.33
• D) 1.67

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