Considering an asset allocation-what is beta of portfolio

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You are considering an asset allocation that will consist of 10 percent in the money market account, 40 percent in the Small-Stock Fund, which has a beta of 1.40 and 60 percent in the S&P/TSX index fund, which has a beta of 1.0. What is the beta of your portfolio?

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