b. Your broker suggests two stocks as good to purchase; stock GAAB and stock PUFF. The two stocks each pay a GHS 1.5 dividend that is growing annually at 9 percent. Stock GAAB has a beta of 1.4 while stock PUFF's beta is 0.85. Which stock is more volatile and why? ii. i. If treasury bills yield 8 percent and you expect the market return to rise by 15.5 percent, what is your risk-adjusted required rate of return?

b. Your broker suggests two stocks as good to purchase; stock GAAB and stock PUFF. The two stocks each pay a GHS 1.5 dividend that is growing annually at 9 percent. Stock GAAB has a beta of 1.4 while stock PUFF's beta is 0.85. Which stock is more volatile and why? ii. i. If treasury bills yield 8 percent and you expect the market return to rise by 15.5 percent, what is your risk-adjusted required rate of return?

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