Nagel Equipment Has a Beta of 0

question 70

Multiple Choice

Nagel Equipment has a beta of 0.88 and an expected dividend growth rate of 4.00% per year.The T-bill rate is 4.00%,and the T-bond rate is 5.25%.The annual return on the stock market during the past 4 years was 10.25%.Investors expect the average annual future return on the market to be 12.50%.Using the SML,what is the firm's required rate of return?

• A)11.34%
• B)11.63%
• C)11.92%
• D)12.22%
• E)12.52%

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