You are holding a stock which has a beta of 2.0 and is currently in equilibrium. The required return on the stock is 15 percent, and the return on an average stock is 10 percent. What would be the percentage change in the return on the stock if the return on an average stock increased by 30 percent while the risk-free rate remained unchanged?

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