Farm Tractors, Inc

question 56

Multiple Choice

Farm Tractors, Inc., stock has a beta of 1.02 and an expected return of 12.8 percent. The risk-free rate is 3.9 percent. What is the market rate of return?

• A) 6.67 percent
• B) 8.90 percent
• C) 9.08 percent
• D) 11.57 percent
• E) 12.63 percent

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