USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)

question 30

Multiple Choice

USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)
You are provided with the following information:
Nominal return on risk-free asset = 4.5%
Expected return for asset i = 12.75%
Expected return on the market portfolio = 9.25%
-Refer to Exhibit 1.9. Calculate the risk premium for the market portfolio.

• A) 4.5%
• B) 8.25%
• C) 4.75%
• D) 3.5%
• E) 0%

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Definitions:

Market Failure

The inability of a market to bring about the allocation of resources that best satisfies the wants of society; in particular, the overallocation or underallocation of resources to the production of a particular good or service because of externalities or asymmetric information, or because markets fail to provide desired public goods.

Producer

An individual, company, or entity that creates goods or services to satisfy consumer demands.

Consumers

Individuals or entities that purchase goods and services for personal use or consumption.

Pay

Pay denotes the salary or wages received by a worker as compensation for their labor or services to an employer.