Suppose you put half of your money in Monster Beverage and half in IBM. What would the beta of this combination be if Monster Beverage has a beta of 1.52 and Pepsi has a beta of .55?
A. 0.75
B. 1.00
C. 1.04
D. 0.55
E. 0.35

Respuesta :

Answer:

C. 1.04

Explanation:

The computation of the portfolio beta is as follows:

Portfolio beta = respective beta × respective weight

= (1.52 × 0.5) + (0.55 × 0.5)

= 1.04

hence, the portfolio beta is 1.04

Therefore the correct option is C.

We simply applied the above formula so that the correct value could come

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