1. Portfolio Return At the beginning of the month, you owned $6,400 of Company G, $8,800 of Company S, and $2,600 of Company N. The monthly returns for Company G, Company S, and Company N were 8.05 percent, -1.58 percent, and -.15 percent. What is your portfolio return?
a) 3.26%
b) 2.10%
c) 6.32%
d) 2.77%
2. Portfolio Beta You own $1,000 of City Steel stock that has a beta of 1.50. You also own $5,000 of Rent-N-Co (beta = 1.80) and $4,000 of Lincoln Corporation (beta = .90). What is the beta of your portfolio (closest to)?
a) 2.43
b) 1.41
c) 4.20
d) 1.00