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Problem 8-11 CAPM and required return Calculate the required rate of return for

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Question

Problem 8-11
CAPM and required return

Calculate the required rate of return for Manning Enterprises assuming that investors expect a 4.8% rate of inflation in the future. The real risk-free rate is 3%, and the market risk premium is 4%. Manning has a beta of 2.4, and its realized rate of return has averaged 8.5% over the last 5 years. Round your answer to two decimal places.

Problem 8-11
CAPM and required return

Calculate the required rate of return for Manning Enterprises assuming that investors expect a 4.8% rate of inflation in the future. The real risk-free rate is 3%, and the market risk premium is 4%. Manning has a beta of 2.4, and its realized rate of return has averaged 8.5% over the last 5 years. Round your answer to two decimal places.

Explanation / Answer

Nominal risk free rate=Real risk free rate+Rate of inflation

=(3+4.8)=7.8%

Required return=Nominal risk free rate+Beta*Market risk premium

=7.8+(2.4*4)

which is equal to

=17.4%