Question

Jim Angel holds a $200,000 portfolio consisting of the following stocks: Stock Investment Beta A $50,000 1.20 B $50,000 0.80 C $50,000 1.00 D $50,000 1.20 Total $200,000 What is the portfolio's beta? Do not round your intermediate calculations. a. 0.861 b. 0.809 c. 1.050 d. 1.239 e. 1.040

Answer 1

Answer:

Option (c) is correct.

Explanation:

Jim Angel holds a $200,000 portfolio

Weight of stock-A is as follows:

= Investment of stock A ÷ Total investment

= $50,000 ÷ $200,000

= 0.25

Therefore,

Portfolio beta:

= (0.25 × 1.20) + (0.25 × 0.80) + (0.25 × 1.00) + (0.25 × 1.20)

= 0.3 + 0.2 + 0.25 + 0.3

= 1.05

Therefore, the portfolio's beta is 1.05.