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Sisyphean industries is seeking to raise capital from a large group of investors to fund a new project.Suppose that the efficient portfolio has an expected return of 14% and a volatility of 20%.Sisyphean's new project is expected to have a volatility of 40% and a 70% correlation with the efficient portfolio.The risk-free rate is 4%.
-The beta for Sisyphean's new project is closest to:

A) 1.25.
B) 1.40.
C) 0.70.
D) 1.75.