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What will a beta book compute as the “adjusted beta” of this stock?What would be your predicted beta for next year?
A stock recently has been estimated to have a beta of 1.40:
a. What will a beta book compute as the “adjusted beta” of this stock? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
| Adjusted beta | ? | 
b. Suppose that you estimate the following regression describing the evolution of beta over time:
βt = 0.4 + 0.6βt–1
What would be your predicted beta for next year? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 3 decimal places.)
| Predicted beta | ? |