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A project is being evaluated for investment over a 5-year period. The asset beta is 1.1. The market premium is the historical value of 5.7% and the risk-free rate is 1.7% (for the 5-year period). What is the expected return for this project?
The expected return is computed as follows:
= Risk free rate + Beta x Market premium
= 1.7% + 1.1 x 5.7%
= 7.97%