You are using the CAPM to calculate a fair return for Stardust Inc. common stock. The market has a volatility of 12.00 %, while the shares have a volatility of 11.00 %. The correlation between the two sets of returns is -0.31. The risk free rate is 3.10%, while the expected return on the market is 6.70%. What is the fair return for Stardust common stock? O 1.98% O 2.08% O 1.88% O 1.20%

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You are using the CAPM to calculate a fair return for Stardust Inc. common stock. The market has a volatility of 12.00%, while the shares have a volatility of 11.00%. The correlation between the two sets of returns is -0.31. The risk free rate is 3.10%, while the expected return on the market is 6.70%. What is
the fair return for Stardust common stock?
1.98%
O 2.08%
1.88%
O 1.20%
Transcribed Image Text:You are using the CAPM to calculate a fair return for Stardust Inc. common stock. The market has a volatility of 12.00%, while the shares have a volatility of 11.00%. The correlation between the two sets of returns is -0.31. The risk free rate is 3.10%, while the expected return on the market is 6.70%. What is the fair return for Stardust common stock? 1.98% O 2.08% 1.88% O 1.20%
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Beta is the measure of the systematic risk of a stock. It measures the volatility of the stock with respect to the market.

 It can be calculated using the below formula:

Beta=Correlationstock,market×Standard deviationstockStandard deviationmarket

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