Nagel Equipment has a beta of 0.88 and an expected dividend growth rate of 4.00% per year. The T-bill rate is 4.00%, and the T-bond rate is 5.25%. The annual return on the stock market during the past 4 years was 10.25%. Investors expect the average annual future return on the market to be 14.75%. Using the SML, what is the firm's required rate of return? Do not round your intermediate calculations.

a. 12.11%

b. 11.57%

c. 12.25%

d. 14.70%

e. 13.61%