Over the last five years, the returns on ABC stock and the S&P/TSX Composite Index were as follows: Year 23452 2 3 5 Return on ABC Stock 12% 6% -8% -6% 10% Return on the S&P/TSX Composite Index 9% 4% -5% -5% 9% Given this data, what is true about the beta of ABC stock relative to the S&P/TSX Composite Index?

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Over the last five years, the returns on ABC stock and the S&P/TSX Composite Index
were as follows:
Year
12345
Return on ABC Stock
12%
6%
-8%
-6%
10%
Return on the S&P/TSX Composite Index
9%
4%
-5%
-5%
9%
Given this data, what is true about the beta of ABC stock relative to the S&P/TSX
Composite Index?
a) Less than 0.
Ob) Greater than 1.
Oc) Exactly 1.
Od) Greater than or equal to 0, but less than 1.
Transcribed Image Text:Over the last five years, the returns on ABC stock and the S&P/TSX Composite Index were as follows: Year 12345 Return on ABC Stock 12% 6% -8% -6% 10% Return on the S&P/TSX Composite Index 9% 4% -5% -5% 9% Given this data, what is true about the beta of ABC stock relative to the S&P/TSX Composite Index? a) Less than 0. Ob) Greater than 1. Oc) Exactly 1. Od) Greater than or equal to 0, but less than 1.
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