Last year, Rocket Inc. earned a 20% return. Farmer's Corp. earned 10%. The overall market return last year was 15%, and the risk-free rate was 2%. If Rocket stock has a beta of 1.9 and Farmer's has a beta of 0.6, which stock performed better once you take risk into account? Rocket's expected return is 26.7 %. (Enter as a percentage and round to one decimal place.) Farmer's expected return is %. (Enter as a percentage and round to one decimal place.)

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**Title: Evaluating Stock Performance with Risk Consideration**

**Scenario:**
Last year, Rocket Inc. earned a 20% return, while Farmer's Corp. earned 10%. The overall market return was 15%, and the risk-free rate was 2%. Given Rocket's beta of 1.9 and Farmer's beta of 0.6, we aim to assess which stock performed better when risk is taken into account.

**Calculation of Expected Returns:**
1. **Rocket's Expected Return:**
   - Formula used: Expected Return = Risk-free rate + Beta * (Market Return - Risk-free rate) 
   - Result: Rocket's expected return is **26.7%**.

2. **Farmer's Expected Return:**
   - Formula: Expected Return = Risk-free rate + Beta * (Market Return - Risk-free rate)
   - Input and Calculation Box: [ ] (for user entry of Farmer's expected return).

**Instruction:**
Please enter Farmer's expected return as a percentage and round to one decimal place.
Transcribed Image Text:**Title: Evaluating Stock Performance with Risk Consideration** **Scenario:** Last year, Rocket Inc. earned a 20% return, while Farmer's Corp. earned 10%. The overall market return was 15%, and the risk-free rate was 2%. Given Rocket's beta of 1.9 and Farmer's beta of 0.6, we aim to assess which stock performed better when risk is taken into account. **Calculation of Expected Returns:** 1. **Rocket's Expected Return:** - Formula used: Expected Return = Risk-free rate + Beta * (Market Return - Risk-free rate) - Result: Rocket's expected return is **26.7%**. 2. **Farmer's Expected Return:** - Formula: Expected Return = Risk-free rate + Beta * (Market Return - Risk-free rate) - Input and Calculation Box: [ ] (for user entry of Farmer's expected return). **Instruction:** Please enter Farmer's expected return as a percentage and round to one decimal place.
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