The Expected Market Return Is 16 Percent

question 47

Multiple Choice

The expected market return is 16 percent.The risk-free rate of return is 7 percent,and BC Co.has a beta of 1.1.BC's required rate of return is:

• A)17.6 percent.
• B)16.0 percent.
• C)16.9 percent.
• D)23.0 percent.

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