Suppose the market portfolio is equally likely to increase by 20% or decrease by 13%. a. Calculate

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Suppose the market portfolio is equally likely to increase by 20% or decrease by 13%.

a. Calculate the beta of a firm that goes up on average by 39% when the market goes up and goes down by 29% when the market goes down.

b. Calculate the beta of a firm that goes up on average by 13% when the market goes down and goes down by 28% when the market goes up.

c. Calculate the beta of a firm that is expected to go up by 4% independently of the market.

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Corporate Finance The Core

ISBN: 9781292158334

4th Global Edition

Authors: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo

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