Principles of Corporate Finance (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
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ISBN: 9781259144387
Author: Richard A Brealey, Stewart C Myers, Franklin Allen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 8, Problem 14PS
Portfolio beta Refer to Table 7.5.
- a. What is the beta of a portfolio that has 40% invested in ExxonMobil and 60% in Newmont?
- b. Would you invest in this portfolio if you had no superior information about the prospects for these stocks? Devise an alternative portfolio with the same expected return and less risk.
- c. Now repeat parts (a) and (b) with a portfolio that has 40% invested in Travelers and 60% in Amazon.
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Principles of Corporate Finance (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
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