An Average of Which of the Following Will Give a Fairly

question 117

Multiple Choice

An average of which of the following will give a fairly accurate estimate of what a project's beta will be?

• A) Flotation beta
• B) Proxy beta
• C) Pure-play proxies
• D) Weighted average beta

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