Megan Ross Holds the Following Portfolio What Is the Portfolio's Beta?
A) 1

question 44

Multiple Choice

Megan Ross holds the following portfolio: $\begin{array}{lll}Stock&Investment&Beta\\A&\$ 150,000 & 1.40 \\B&50,000 & 0.80 \\C&100,000 & 1.00 \\D&75,000 & 1.20\\Total&\$ 375,000 \\\end{array}$
What is the portfolio's beta?

• A) 1.06
• B) 1.17
• C) 1.29
• D) 1.42
• E) 1.56

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Definitions:

Variable Costing Income Statement

An income statement format that only includes variable costs as cost of goods sold and uses contribution margin to analyze profitability.

Absorption Costing Format

An accounting method that includes all manufacturing costs - direct materials, direct labor, and both variable and fixed manufacturing overhead - in the cost of a product.

Gross Margin

Gross margin is a company's net sales revenue minus its cost of goods sold, representing the efficiency of a company in managing its direct costs.

Absorption Costing

An accounting method that includes all direct and indirect manufacturing costs in the cost of a product.