Suppose That During the Coming Year,the Risk Free Rate,r_RF,is Expected

question 36

Multiple Choice

Suppose that during the coming year,the risk free rate,r_RF,is expected to remain the same,while the market risk premium (r_M-r_RF) ,is expected to fall.Given this forecast,which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) The required return on all stocks will remain unchanged.
• B) The required return will fall for all stocks, but it will fall more for stocks with higher betas.
• C) The required return for all stocks will fall by the same amount.
• D) The required return will fall for all stocks, but it will fall less for stocks with higher betas.
• E) The required return will increase for stocks with a beta less than 1.0 and will decrease for stocks with a beta greater than 1.0.

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