You decide to form a portfolio of the following amounts invested in the following stocks. What is the beta of the portfolio? SET YOUR CALCULATOR TO 4 DECIMAL PLACES THEN INPUT THE ANSWER ROUNDING TO 2 DECIMALS i.e. if your answer is 1.2455, enter it as 1.25. Amount Beta Expected Return Apple $1,118 0.49 10.50% Microsoft $8,931 1.61 16.90% $4,479 1.36 15.75% $5,994 0.76 11.80% Stock Ford Time Warner
You decide to form a portfolio of the following amounts invested in the following stocks. What is the beta of the portfolio? SET YOUR CALCULATOR TO 4 DECIMAL PLACES THEN INPUT THE ANSWER ROUNDING TO 2 DECIMALS i.e. if your answer is 1.2455, enter it as 1.25. Amount Beta Expected Return Apple $1,118 0.49 10.50% Microsoft $8,931 1.61 16.90% $4,479 1.36 15.75% $5,994 0.76 11.80% Stock Ford Time Warner
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![You decide to form a portfolio of the following amounts invested in the following
stocks. What is the beta of the portfolio?
SET YOUR CALCULATOR TO 4 DECIMAL PLACES THEN INPUT THE ANSWER
ROUNDING TO 2 DECIMALS i.e. your answer is 1.2455, enter it as 1.25.
Stock
Amount Beta
Apple
$1,118 0.49
Microsoft $8,931 1.61
$4,479 1.36
$5,994 0.76
Ford
Time
Warner
Expected Return
10.50%
16.90%
15.75%
11.80%
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Transcribed Image Text:You decide to form a portfolio of the following amounts invested in the following
stocks. What is the beta of the portfolio?
SET YOUR CALCULATOR TO 4 DECIMAL PLACES THEN INPUT THE ANSWER
ROUNDING TO 2 DECIMALS i.e. your answer is 1.2455, enter it as 1.25.
Stock
Amount Beta
Apple
$1,118 0.49
Microsoft $8,931 1.61
$4,479 1.36
$5,994 0.76
Ford
Time
Warner
Expected Return
10.50%
16.90%
15.75%
11.80%
3
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