The Required Rate of Return on the Daisy Corporation's Common

question 12

Multiple Choice

The required rate of return on the Daisy Corporation's common stock is 11%, the current real rate of return in the market is 1%, and the market's risk-free rate of return is 4%.In this case, the risk premium associated with Daisy's stock is

• A) 5%.
• B) 6%.
• C) 7%.
• D) 8%.

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