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Finding Beta for a Stock

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The Treasury bill rate is 4 percent, and the expected return on the market portfolio is 12 percent. Using the capital asset pricing model:

If the market expects a return of 11.2 percent from stock X, what is its beta?

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Calculations are shown to find the beta, given the treasury bill rate and expected return for a stock.

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