Which of the Following Statements Is Correct

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is correct?

A) If a company with a high-beta stock merges with a low-beta company, the best estimate of the new merged company's beta is 1.0.
B) The beta of an "average stock," or "the market," can change over time, sometimes drastically.
C) If a newly issued stock does not have a past history that can be used as a basis for calculating beta, then we should always estimate that its beta will turn out to be 1.0. This is especially true if the company finances with more debt than the average firm.
D) During a period when a company is undergoing a change such as increasing its use of leverage or taking on riskier projects, the calculated historical beta may be drastically different than the "true" or "expected future" beta.