You have a portfolio worth $75,000 consisting of 15 stocks with $5,000 invested in each. The portfolio's beta is 1.20. You plan to sell a stock with a beta of 0.8 and use the proceeds to buy a new stock with a beta of 1.6. What will the beta of the new portfolio?   a. 1.25   Ob.2.0   c. 1.58   d. 1.42

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You have a portfolio worth $75,000 consisting of 15 stocks with $5,000 invested in each. The portfolio's beta is 1.20. You plan to sell a stock with a beta of 0.8 and use the proceeds to buy a new stock with a beta of 1.6. What will the beta of the new portfolio?

 

a. 1.25

 

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c. 1.58

 

d. 1.42

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