Table 8.2 You Are Going to Invest $20,000 in a Portfolio Consisting

question 90

Multiple Choice

Table 8.2
You are going to invest $20,000 in a portfolio consisting of assets X, Y, and Z, as follows:
-The beta of the portfolio in Table 8.2, containing assets X, Y, and Z is ________.

• A) 1.5
• B) 2.4
• C) 1.6
• D) 2.0

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