Project A has a beta of 1.4 and an expected rate of rate of return of 16.1%. Project B has a beta of 0.9 and an expected rate of return of 9.3%. What is the risk-free rate?
Given - | |||||
Required rate | Beta | ||||
A | 16.10% | 1.4 | |||
B | 9.30% | 0.9 | |||
we know that required rate = Risk free rate + market risk premium*Beta | |||||
Therefore we have | |||||
16.1%= | Risk free rate + Risk premium *1.4 | ||||
9.3%= | Risk free rate + Risk premium *0.9 | ||||
Substracting first equation and 2 we have | |||||
6.80% | =0.5 risk premium | ||||
Risk premium = | 13.600% | ||||
Therefore, risk free rate = | |||||
16.1%-13.6%*1.4 | |||||
-2.94% | |||||
Ans = | -2.94% | ||||
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