As part of a process to build a new automotive portfolio, it has been deemed necessary to determine the beta coefficients for two different car companies. Data for this task are linked below. Compare the required return on the two stocks to compensate for the risk. Click the icon to view the table. Company A has a beta of and an average monthly return of %. (Round to three decimal places as needed.)

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Company_A    Company_B    Industry_Index
0.05072904    0.12515871    0.06685346
0.01486974    0.04931926    0.01986469
-0.06178058    -0.09797119    -0.06618699
-0.00553426    -0.00350203    -0.00245348
0.05051436    0.09901787    0.04913069
0.00314946    0.03793538    0.01442013
0.02414459    0.06546216    0.03510414
-0.00859679    -0.01240826    -0.01093989
-0.04991867    -0.07997777    -0.05958256
-0.01880513    -0.03070676    -0.01135702
0.03244373    0.06944611    0.03746359
0.03989886    0.06959868    0.03820101
-0.00227524    0.00535924    0.00362985
0.08699012    0.17364902    0.08813692
-0.02364987    -0.06779889    -0.02279197
0.02096745    0.06365353    0.02687644
0.01348849    0.04595448    0.01708248
-0.04434861    -0.06926109    -0.04669314
-0.07177356    -0.22266492    -0.09940719
0.09142303    0.19338777    0.09281168
0.00082669    0.02676372    0.00774505
-0.01214213    -0.02179503    -0.01130655
-0.04803256    -0.07637749    -0.05255748
0.00487633    0.04582172    0.01566317

As part of a process to build a new automotive portfolio, it has been deemed necessary to determine the beta
coefficients for two different car companies. Data for this task are linked below. Compare the required return on the two
stocks to compensate for the risk.
Click the icon to view the table.
Company A has a beta of and an average monthly return of %.
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:As part of a process to build a new automotive portfolio, it has been deemed necessary to determine the beta coefficients for two different car companies. Data for this task are linked below. Compare the required return on the two stocks to compensate for the risk. Click the icon to view the table. Company A has a beta of and an average monthly return of %. (Round to three decimal places as needed.)
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