Determine the Beta of a Portfolio Consisting of the Following

question 119

Multiple Choice

Determine the beta of a portfolio consisting of the following common stocks. $\begin{array}{lll}\text { Security}&\text { Market Value}&\text {Beta }\\\text { Glaxo } & \$ 2,600 & 1.24 \\\text { SCANA } & 3,700 & .88 \\\text { BancOne } & 2,900 & .95 \\\text { Pepsi } & 3,400 & 1.05 \\\text { AFLAC } & 3,000 & 1.09 \\\text { Votec } & 4,400 & 1.41\end{array}$

• A) 1.00
• B) 1.12
• C) 1.09
• D) 1.11

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