0.048 a. What is Merck's beta with respect to the market? b. Under the CAPM assumptions, what is its expected return? a. What is Merck's beta with respect to the market? Merck's beta with respect to the market is (Round to three decimal places.) 5 an expected retum of 83% and a voatility of 12.6%. Merck \& Co. (Ticker. MRK) stock has a 19.5% volatility and a correlation with the market of (decimal places.)