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The CFO of MediSearch plc believes that investing into a project which will develop a new drug for fighting the flu virus, promises a long-term

The CFO of MediSearch plc believes that investing into a project which will develop a new drug for fighting the flu virus, promises a long-term annual return of 13%. The expected return of the market index is RM = 10.3%, the volatility of the market index is M = 11.1%, and the risk-free asset earns Rf = 3.4%. The CFO has studied similar projects of other companies and believes that the covariance between the returns of this project and the returns of the market is P,M = 0.0108 (in decimal form). What is the Beta for the project?

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