The Beta of a Firm Is More Likely to Be

question 4

Multiple Choice

The beta of a firm is more likely to be high under what two conditions:

• A) high cyclical business activity and low operating leverage.
• B) high cyclical business activity and high operating leverage.
• C) low cyclical business activity and low financial leverage.
• D) low cyclical business activity and low operating leverage.

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