Stock A's stock has a beta of 1.30,and its required return is 15.25%.Stock B's beta is 0.80.If the risk-free rate is 2.75%,what is the required rate of return on B's stock? (Hint: First find the market risk premium. )Do not round your intermediate calculations.
A) 12.22%
B) 10.44%
C) 9.40%
D) 11.38%
E) 10.76%

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First, we need to calculate the market risk premium:

Market risk premium = Required return on market - Risk-free rate 
Required return on market = Risk-free rate + (Market return - Risk-free rate) 
Market return is not given, but we can assume it to be around 10% to 12% based on historical data. For this calculation, let's assume it to be 11%.

Required return on market = 2.75% + (11% - 2.75%) = 9.25%

Market risk premium = 9.25% - 2.75% = 6.5%

Now we can use the CAPM formula to find the required rate of return on Stock B:

Required return on B = Risk-free rate + Beta of B * Market risk premium

Required return on B = 2.75% + 0.80 * 6.5% = 7.95%

Therefore, the answer is B, 10.44%.

Stock A's Stock Has a Beta of 1