Given the Following Information, Determine the Risk-Free Rate

question 14

Multiple Choice

Given the following information, determine the risk-free rate. Cost of equity = 12%
Beta = 1.50
Market risk premium = 6%

• A) 6.0%
• B) 3.0%
• C) 9.0%
• D) 6.5%

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