Suppose That the Simmons Corporation's Common Stock Has a Beta

question 34

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the Simmons Corporation's common stock has a beta of 1.6. If the risk-free rate is 5% and the market risk premium is 4%, the expected return for Simmons' common is:

• A) 4.0%.
• B) 5.0%.
• C) 5.6%.
• D) 10.6%.
• E) 11.4%.

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