When the Annual Rate of Return on U

question 3

Multiple Choice

When the annual rate of return on U.S. Treasury bills is historically high, investors expect the risk premium on the stock market to be:

• A) considerably lower than normal.
• B) considerably higher than normal.
• C) approximately normal.
• D)approximately equal to zero.

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