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You are going to invest $20,000 in a portfolio consisting of assets X, Y, Z as follows:

Asset Annual Return probability beta proportion

X 10% 0.50 1.2 0.333

Y 8% 0.25 1.6 0.333

Z 16% 0.25 2.0 0.333

The beta of the portfolio containing X Y Z is

A. 2.0

B. 2.4

C. 1.6

D. 1.5

The beta of this portfolio indicates:

A. has more risk then market

B. has same risk as market

C. has an undetermined amount of risk compared to market

D. has less risk than the market

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