You Hold a Diversified Portfolio Consisting of $1,000 Investment in Each

question 101

Multiple Choice

You hold a diversified portfolio consisting of $1,000 investment in each of 10 different stocks. The portfolio has a beta of 0.8. You have decided to sell one of your stocks that has a beta equal to 1.1 for $1,000. You will purchase $1,000 of a new stock with a beta of 2.5. After these two transactions (sell and buy) , what will be the beta of the new portfolio?

• A) 1.1
• B) 0.99
• C) 0.87
• D) 0.94

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Definitions:

Inelastic

Describes a market situation where the demand for a product or service is relatively unchanged by price variations.

Elastic

Describes a situation where the quantity demanded of a product or service significantly changes in response to a change in its price.

Demand Curve

A graph showing how the demand for a commodity or service varies with changes in its price.

Quantity Demanded

The total amount of a product that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price over a specified period.