The Beta of ABC Co

question 8

Multiple Choice

The beta of ABC Co.shares is the slope of

• A)the security market line.
• B)the characteristic line for a plot of returns on the S&P/ASX 200 versus returns on short-term Treasury notes.
• C)Expected return over time.
• D)the line of best fit for a plot of ABC Co.returns against the returns of the market portfolio for the same period.

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