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Assume that the market is in equilibrium and that stock betas can be estimated with historical data. The returns on the market, the returns on United Fund (UF), the risk-free rate, and the required return on the United Fund are shown below. Based on this information, what is the required return on the market, $r_M$? Year Market UF 2011 -9% -14% 2012 11% 16% 2013 15% 22% 2014 5% 7% 2015 -1% -2% $r_{RF}$: 7.00%; $r_{United}$: 10.00%;

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          Assume that the market is in equilibrium and that stock betas can be estimated with historical data. The returns on the market, the returns on United Fund (UF), the risk-free rate, and the required return on the United Fund are shown below. Based on this information, what is the required return on the market, $r_M$?

Year	Market	UF
2011	-9%	-14%
2012	11%	16%
2013	15%	22%
2014	5%	7%
2015	-1%	-2%

$r_{RF}$: 7.00%; $r_{United}$: 10.00%;

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Horngren’s Cost Accounting

Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan 16th Edition

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12/03/2023

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$r_M = \frac{-9 + 11 + 15 + 5 + (-1)}{5} = \frac{21}{5} = 4.2\%$ $r_{UF} = \frac{-14 + 16 + 22 + 7 + (-2)}{5} = \frac{29}{5} = 5.8\%$ Show more…

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Assume that the market is in equilibrium and that stock betas can be estimated with historical data. The returns on the market, the returns on United Fund (UF), the risk-free rate, and the required return on the United Fund are shown below. Based on this information, what is the required return on the market, $r_M$? Year Market UF 2011 -9% -14% 2012 11% 16% 2013 15% 22% 2014 5% 7% 2015 -1% -2% $r_{RF}$: 7.00%; $r_{United}$: 10.00%;