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Real risk free rate is 2.5%, expect a 3.50% future inflation rate, market risk premium is 5.5%, beta is 1.40, What is required rate of return?

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The solution calculates reuired rate of return given real risk free rate, future inflation rate, market risk premium, and beta.

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