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Calculate the required rate of return for Mudd Enterprises assuming that investors expect a 3.8% rate of inflation in the future. The real risk-free rate is 1.5%, and the market risk premium is 8.0%. Mudd has a beta of 2.6, and its realized rate of return has averaged 12.0% over the past 5 years. Round your answer to two decimal places.
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Nominal risk free rate=Real risk free rate+Rate of inflation
=(1.5+3.8)=5.3%
Required return=Nominal risk free rate+Beta*market risk premium
=5.3+(2.6*8)
=26.1%