Multidivisional firms are often unable to obtain an appropriate surrogate for determining the beta of a division. An acceptable alternative technique is to develop a beta through the division's accounting records. This is accomplished by:   a. regressing the division's projected return on equity against the return on a major company in a similar business   b. regressing the division's accounting return on equity in previous years against the return on a major stock market index   c. regressing the division's projected return on equity against the historic return on a major stock market index   d. none of the above

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Multidivisional firms are often unable to obtain an appropriate surrogate for determining the beta of a division. An acceptable alternative technique is to develop a beta through the division's accounting records. This is accomplished by:

  a.

regressing the division's projected return on equity against the return on a major company in a similar business

  b.

regressing the division's accounting return on equity in previous years against the return on a major stock market index

  c.

regressing the division's projected return on equity against the historic return on a major stock market index

  d.

none of the above

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