Expected Rate of Return
Shady Dealings Co. has a beta of 0.7 and a required rate of return of 15%. The market risk premium is currently 5%. If we expect the inflation premium to increase by 2% and Shady Dealings to acquire assets which will increase its beta to 1.05, what will be Shady Dealings' new required rate of return?
a) 13.5%
b) 22.8%
c) 18.75%
d) 15.25%
e) 17.0%
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First, find the risk free rate
Let Er = return on assets
Rf = risk free rate
Rm = market return
B = beta
Er = Rf + B (Rm - Rf) * we are ...
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