Given an Expected Market Return of 12

question 104

Multiple Choice

Given an expected market return of 12.0%,a beta of 0.75 for Benson Industries,and a risk-free rate of 4.0%,what is the expected return for Benson Industries?

• A)13.0%
• B)10.0%
• C)9.0%
• D)4.0%

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