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A stock has a required return of 8%, the risk-free rate is 3%, and the market risk premium is 3%.
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Ans a) | Computation of stock Beta | ||||||||||||
we know that required return = risk free rate + market risk premium*beta | |||||||||||||
therefore Beta = (required return-risk free rate)/Market risk premium | |||||||||||||
Beta = | =(8%-3%)/3% | ||||||||||||
Beta= | 1.67 | ||||||||||||
Ans b) | Correct answer is option : V | ||||||||||||
If the stock's beta is greater than 1.0, then the change in required rate of return will be greater than the change in the market risk premium | |||||||||||||
Ans c) | New stock's required rate of return will be | ||||||||||||
new stock required rate = 3%+8%*1.67 | |||||||||||||
16.33% |