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CTFA · Question #68
Espinosa Coffee & Trading, Inc.'s common stock measured beta is calculated to be 0.75. The market beta is, of course, 1.00 and the beta of the industry of which the company is a part is 1.10. If…
The correct answer is B. more than 0.75, but less than 1.10. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
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Espinosa Coffee & Trading, Inc.'s common stock measured beta is calculated to be 0.75. The market beta is, of course, 1.00 and the beta of the industry of which the company is a part is 1.10. If Merrill Lych were to calculate an "adjusted beta" for Espinosa's common stock, that adjusted beta would most likely be .
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- Aless than 0.75
- Bmore than 0.75, but less than 1.10
- Cequal to 1.10
- Dequal to 0.95 {i.e., (1/3) x (0.75 + 1.00 + 1.10)}
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(46 responses)- A9% (4)
- B72% (33)
- C4% (2)
- D15% (7)
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#adjusted beta#systematic risk#CAPM#beta estimation
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