Paul McLaren Holds the Following Portfolio Paul Plans to Sell Stock a and Replace It with r

Paul McLaren holds the following portfolio: $$\begin{array} { c r r } \text { Stock } & \text { Investment } & \text { Beta } \\\text { A } & \$ 150,000 & 1.40 \\\text { B } & 50,000 & 0.80 \\\text { C } & 100,000 & 1.00 \\\text { D } & 75,000 & 1.20 \\\text { Total } & \$ 375,000 &\end{array}$$ Paul plans to sell Stock A and replace it with Stock E, which has a beta of 0.75.By how much will the portfolio beta change?

A) -0.190
B) -0.211
C) -0.234
D) -0.260
E) -0.286