a. Calculate the required rate of return for an asset that has a beta of 0.71, given a risk-free rate of 3.5% and a market return of 8.7%. b. If investors have become more risk-averse due to recent geopolitical events, and the market return rises to 12.2%, what is the required rate of return for the same asset? a. The required rate of return for the asset is%. (Round to two decimal places.)

a. Calculate the required rate of retum for an asset that has a beta of 0.71 , given a risk-free rate of 3.5% and a market retum of 8.7%. b. 1 imvestors have become more risk-averse due to recent geopolitical events, and the market retum rises to 12.2%, what is the required rate of return for the same asset? a. The required rate of return for the asset is \%. (Round to two decimal places.)