Mr. A is planning to buy a security and is in a dilemma regarding price to be paid. For this he is relying on the required rate of return on the security. Help him out to calculate the aforesaid rate (%), if you are info

CS Executive · Financial and Strategic Management · PYQS · December 2019
Mr. A is planning to buy a security and is in a dilemma regarding price to be paid. For this he is relying on the required rate of return on the security. Help him out to calculate the aforesaid rate (%), if you are informed that security's standard deviation is 6%, correlation coefficient of the security with the market is 0.6, and market standard deviation is 5%. You may assume that return from risk-free security in the market is 8% and return on market portfolio is 12%.
(A) 10.68%
(B) 10.88%
(C) 10.58%
(D) 10.78%

Answer & Explanation:

Correct Answer: Option (B)

Official answer key: (B).

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