Elephant Company Common Stock Has a Beta of 1

question 67

Multiple Choice

Elephant Company common stock has a beta of 1.2.The risk-free rate is 6 percent and the expected market rate of return is 12 percent.Determine the required rate of return on the security.

• A)7.2%
• B)14.4%
• C)19.2%
• D)13.2%

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Definitions:

Sell

The act of giving or handing over something in exchange for money.

Contribution Margin

The difference between sales revenue and variable costs, indicating how much revenue contributes to covering fixed costs and generating profit.

Relevant Range

The range of activity within which the assumptions about fixed and variable cost behaviors are valid.

Sunk Cost

A past cost that has already been incurred and cannot be recovered, which should not influence future financial or business decisions.