Which One of These Statements Related to Beta Is Correct

Multiple Choice

Which one of these statements related to beta is correct?

A) A firm with a given sales cyclicality can reduce its beta by replacing variable production costs with fixed costs.
B) The beta of debt is generally assumed to equal the market beta.
C) Highly cyclical stocks tend to have low betas.
D) The levered beta of equity exceeds the asset beta.
E) Stocks with a high variance must have a high beta.