The table below gives the historic return over the past five months for the market portfolio and two assets: A and B. Which of the answers below best describes the historic beta for A and B? Month 1 2 3 4 5 Market 3% -5% 1% -10% 6% O BA<0; BB=0 OBA> +1: BB=0 OBA> 0; BB = +1 OBA> 0: BB=0 Asset A 5% -6% 4% -12% 10% Asset B 4% 4% 4% 4% 4%

The table below gives the historic return over the past five months for the market portfolio and two assets: A and B. Which of the answers below best describes the historic beta for A and B? Month 1 2 3 4 5 Market 3% -5% 1% -10% 6% O BA<0; BB=0 OBA> +1: BB=0 OBA> 0; BB = +1 OBA> 0: BB=0 Asset A 5% -6% 4% -12% 10% Asset B 4% 4% 4% 4% 4%

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