A stock has an average expected return of 10.1 percent for the next year. The beta of the stock is 1.45. The T-Bill rate is 5.5% and the T-Bond rate is 3.5 %. What is the market risk premium? a. 3.17%.
b. 4.60%.
c. 14.60%.
d. 2.48%.
e. 4.93%.

The right solution is "4.55%".

Explanation:

Given that,

Expected return,

= 10.1%

Risk-free rate,

= 3.5%

Beta,

= 1.45

Now,

The market risk premium will be:

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By putting the values, we get

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