What Are the Components of the Required Rate of Return

question 15

Essay

What are the components of the required rate of return on a share of stock? Briefly explain each component.

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Definitions:

Inferior Good

A type of good whose demand decreases when consumer income rises, unlike normal goods for which the opposite is true.

Marginal Utility

The additional satisfaction or utility gained by consuming an additional unit of a good or service.

Income Elasticity

It quantifies the sensitivity of the quantity demanded for a good to a change in consumer incomes, highlighting how demand varies as income levels shift.

Price Elasticity

A measure of the responsiveness of the quantity demanded or supplied of a good to a change in its price.