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Suppose you are the money manager of a $4.66 million investment fund. The fund consists of four stocks with the following investments and betas:

Stock	Investment		Beta
A	$ 480,000		1.50
B	300,000		(0.50	)
C	980,000		1.25
D	2,900,000		0.75

If the market's required rate of return is 8% and the risk-free rate is 3%, what is the fund's required rate of return? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

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2.Calculate the required rate of return for Mudd Enterprises assuming that investors expect a 3.7% rate of inflation in the future. The real risk-free rate is 2.0%, and the market risk premium is 7.0%. Mudd has a beta of 2.4, and its realized rate of return has averaged 15.0% over the past 5 years. Round your answer to two decimal places.

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