You Hold a Portfolio with the Following Securities: Percent

question 45

Multiple Choice

You hold a portfolio with the following securities: Percent
Security of Portfolio Beta Return
X Corporation 20% 1.35 14%
Y Corporation 35% .95 10%
Z Corporation 45% .75 8%
Compute the expected return and beta for the portfolio.

• A) 10.67%, 1.02
• B) 9.9%, 1.02
• C) 34.4%, .94
• D) 9.9%, .94

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