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NetherisIsTheQueen
NetherisIsTheQueen
24.02.2020 • 
Business

Which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. If the risk-free rate rises by 0.5% but the market risk premium declines by that same amount, then the required rates of return on stocks with betas less than 1.0 will decline while returns on stocks with betas above 1.0 will increase. b. Other things held constant, if investors suddenly become convinced that there will be deflation in the economy, then the required returns on all stocks should increase. c. If the risk-free rate rises by 0.5% but the market risk premium declines by that same amount, then the required rate of return on an average stock will remain unchanged, but required returns on stocks with betas less than 1.0 will rise. d. If a company's beta doubles, then its required rate of return will also double. e. If a company's beta were cut in half, then its required rate of return would also be halved.

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