Portfolio Beta and Required Return You Hold the Positions in the Following

question 68

Multiple Choice

Portfolio Beta and Required Return You hold the positions in the following table.What is the beta of your portfolio? If you expect the market to earn 14 percent and the risk-free rate is 5 percent,what is the required return of the portfolio?

• A)20.21 percent
• B)22.66 percent
• C)28.66 percent
• D)32.48 percent

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