Your Portfolio Has a Beta of 1

question 61

Multiple Choice

Your portfolio has a beta of 1.18. The portfolio consists of 15% U.S. Treasury bills,30% in stock A,and 55% in stock B. Stock A has a risk-level equivalent to that of the overall market. What is the beta of stock B?

• A) .55
• B) 1.10
• C) 1.24
• D) 1.40
• E) 1.60

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Definitions:

Sustainable Growth Rate

The maximum rate at which a company can grow without needing to increase financial leverage.

Retention Ratio

The proportion of net income that is retained by a company rather than distributed to its shareholders as dividends.

ROA

Return on Assets, a financial ratio indicating how profitable a company is relative to its total assets, measuring how efficiently assets are utilized.

External Funding Requirement

The amount of money needed to be raised from external sources to finance the planned activities or investments of an organization or project.