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Management · Q25

Financial Management

Graduate and Post Graduate · Management · question 25

Q25

Beta measures the ________.

A.
Investment risk rate
B.
Financial risk
C.
Market risk
Answer
D.
Market and finance risk

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. Beta is used in the capital asset pricing model (CAPM), which calculates the expected return of an asset based on its beta and expected market returns.