You have the following data on the securities of three firms.If the risk-free rate last year was 3%, and the return on the market was 11%, which firm had thebest performance on a risk-adjusted basis? Use CAPM to calculate expected returns and comparethem with actual returns.Return last yearBetaFirm A10%1.12Firm B11%1.0Firm C12%0.65O Firm BO Firm CO There is no difference in performance on a risk-adjusted basisO Firm A

For Firm A: E(RA) = 0.03+1.12×(0.11−0.03) = 0.03+1.12×0.08 = 0.03+0.0896 = 0.1196 For Firm B:…

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