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You have a $42,000 portfolio consisting of Intel, GE, and Con Edison. You put $22,400 in Intel, $8,800 in GE, and the rest in Con Edison. Intel, GE, and Con Edison have betas of 1.3, 1, and .8, respectively. What is your portfolio beta?
A.1.109
B. 0.941
C. 0.853
D. 1.441
Information provided:
Portfolio value= $42,000
Investment in Intel= $22,400
Investment in GE= $8,800
Investment in Con Edison= $42,000 – ($22,400 + $8,800)
= $10,800
Weight of Intel= $22,400/$42,000
= 0.5333*100= 53.33%
Weight of GE= $8,800/ $42,000
= 0.2095*100= 20.95%
Weight of Con Edison= $10,800/ $42,000
= 0.2571*100= 25.71%
Portfolio beta= 0.5333*1.3 + 0.2095*1 + 0.2571*0.8
= 0.6933 + 0.2095 + 0.2057
= 1.1085 1.109.
Hence, the answer is option a.
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