Question

A stock has an average expected return of 10.8 percent for the next year. The beta of the stock is 1.22. The T-Bill rate is 5% and the T-Bond rate is 3.4 %. What is the market risk premium

Answer 1

Answer: 4.7%

Step-by-step explanation:

Expected return is calculated as:

= Risk free return + Beta ( Market risk premium)

10.8% = 5% + (1.22 × Market risk premium)

10.8% - 5% = 1.22market risk premium

5.8%/1.22 = market risk premium

Market risk premium = 0.058/1.22

Market risk premium = 0.047

Market risk premium = 4.7%