Consider an individual investing in just one company. Assume they own all the equity and all the debt of the company and that the company has only one project. Then O The beta of their portfolio will be larger than the beta of the project, since the portfolio is not well diversified O The beta of their portfolio will be larger than the beta of the project, since one should adjust for leverage O The beta of their portfolio will be the same as the beta of the project O It is not possible to say whether the beta of their porfolio will be larger than, smaller than, or equal to the beta of the project

Consider an individual investing in just one company. Assume they own all the equity and all the debt of the company and that the company has only one project. Then O The beta of their portfolio will be larger than the beta of the project, since the portfolio is not well diversified O The beta of their portfolio will be larger than the beta of the project, since one should adjust for leverage O The beta of their portfolio will be the same as the beta of the project O It is not possible to say whether the beta of their porfolio will be larger than, smaller than, or equal to the beta of the project

Fundamentals Of Financial Management, Concise Edition (mindtap Course List)

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337902571

Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston

Publisher:Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston

Chapter9: Stocks And Their Valuation

Section: Chapter Questions

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