Required Rate of Return for Portfolio
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An investor has $5,000 invested in a stock which has an estimated beta of 1.2, and another $15,000 invested in the stock of the company for which he works. The risk-free rate is 6 percent and the market risk premium is also 6 percent. The investor calculates that the required rate of return on his total ($20,000) portfolio is 15 percent. What is the beta of the company for which he works?
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