Tiffany & Co

question 98

Multiple Choice

Tiffany & Co.has been the world's premier jeweler since 1837.The performance of Tiffany's stock is likely to be strongly influenced by the economy.Monthly data for Tiffany's risk-adjusted return and the risk-adjusted market return are collected for a five-year period (n = 60) .The accompanying table shows the regression results when estimating the CAPM model for Tiffany's return. When testing whether the beta coefficient is significantly greater than one,the relevant critical value at the 5% significance level is t_0.05,58 = 1.672.The conclusion to the test is to _______________________________________________________________________________.

• A) reject H₀,and conclude that the return on Tiffany stock is riskier than the return on the market
• B) not reject H₀,and conclude that the return on Tiffany stock is riskier than the return on the market
• C) reject H₀,and conclude that the return on Tiffany stock is less risky than the return on the market
• D) not reject H₀,and conclude that the return on Tiffany stock is less risky than the return on the market

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