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An Investor has $200,000 invested in a 2-stock portfolio. $60,000 is invested in Stock X
and the remainder is invested in Stock Y. X's beta is 1.2 and Y’s beta is 1.5. What is the
portfolio's beta?
Ans 1.27
Stock | INVESTMENT (i) | Beta (ii) | Investment* Beta (i)* (ii) |
X | 2,00,000 | 1.20 | 2,40,000.00 |
Y | 60,000 | 1.50 | 90,000.00 |
Total | 2,60,000 | 3,30,000.00 | |
AVERAGE BETA = | (INVESTMENT * BETA) / TOTAL INVESMENT | ||
330000 / 260000 | |||
1.27 | |||