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What is the risk premium for a stock that has a Beta of 2.5, while treasury bills are yielding 1% and the return on the market portfolio is 11%?
Required return on stock = Risk free rate + Beta * (Market return - Risk free rate)
= 1% + 2.50*(11% -1%)
= 1% + 25%
= 26%
Risk premium of stock = Required return on stock - Risk free rate
= 26% -1%
= 25%