Westsyde Tool Company is expected to pay a dividend of $1.50 in the upcoming year. The risk-free rate of return is 6%, and the expected return on the market portfolio is 14%. Analysts expect the price of Westsyde Tool Company shares to be $29 a year from now. The beta of Westsyde Tool Company's stock is 1.2. Using the CAPM, an appropriate required return on Westsyde Tool Company's stock is . (Hint: CAPM expected return is the required return) 8% 16.8% 15.6% 10.8%

15.6%

Explanation:

The Capital Asset pricing model allows for us to calculate the required return on a stock using the risk free rate, the market premium and the beta of the stock.

Using the Capital Asset Pricing Model, the required return is calculated by the formula:

Required return = Risk free rate + Beta * (Market return - Risk free rate)

= 6% + 1.2 * (14% - 6%)

= 15.6%

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