Consider the Data on Expected Returns and Betas for a Variety

question 57

Multiple Choice

Consider the data on expected returns and betas for a variety of assets in the table below.What is the expected return on shares of Bank of America using the SML?

• A) 5.4%
• B) 6.0%
• C) 8.2%
• D) 9.4%
• E) 11.2%

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Adjusting Entry

Journal entries made in accounting records at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenditures to the period in which they actually occurred.

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