Of the $60,000 invested in a two-stock portfolio, 40 percent is invested in Stock S and 60

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Of the $60,000 invested in a two-stock portfolio, 40 percent is invested in Stock S and 60 percent is invested in Stock X. If Stock S has a beta coefficient equal to 1.5 and the beta of the portfolio is 2.1, what is the beta coefficient of Stock X?

Beta Coefficient
Beta coefficient is a measure of sensitivity of a company's stock price to movement in the broad market index. It is an indicator of a stock's systematic risk which is the undiversifiable risk inherent in the whole financial system. Beta coefficient...
Portfolio
A portfolio is a grouping of financial assets such as stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies and cash equivalents, as well as their fund counterparts, including mutual, exchange-traded and closed funds. A portfolio can also consist of non-publicly...
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Authors: Scott Besley, Eugene Brigham

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