Question: Determine the systematic risk (Beta) for the three shares. Interpret your answers. The use of excel functions should be used to calculate Beta (slope function

Determine the systematic risk (Beta) for the three shares. Interpret your answers. The use of excel functions should be used to calculate Beta (slope function in excel). What are the implications around the impact of an asset's price given the beta of each share? 


Reference some documented limitations of beta when assessing market risk.

Exhibit 1 - Monthly Values for the Market Index and the Three Traded Shares. Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 7455 7499 7555 7505 7435 7579 7628 7579 7699 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 8095 8177 8099 8164 8299 8256 8177 8112 8193 8237 8312 9443 10.28 10.50 

Exhibit 1 - Monthly Values for the Market Index and the Three Traded Shares. Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Share Market Index 6782 6823 6873 6958 7012 7059 7088 7146 7089 7157 7286 7135 7229 7489 7564 7493 7412 Den Ltd 2.69 2.85 3.03 3.27 3.51 3.85 4.29 4.43 4.71 5.02 5.41 5.26 5.52 5.96 5.42 5.78 5.31 Zen Ltd 4.06 4.22 4.51 4.66 4.77 4.39 4.64 4.99 5.33 5.56 6.07 6.39 6.75 7.08 7.27 7.51 7.29 Omega Ltd 8.03 8.28 8.52 8.67 8.88 9.17 9.44 9.90 9.32 9.59 9.73 9.31 9.74 9.09 9.26 9.56 9.23

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