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Ch 08: Assignment - Risk and Rates of Return 8. Changes to the security market ine The following graph plots the current security market line (SML) and indicates the return that investors require from holding stock from Happy Corp. (HC). Based on the graph, complete the table that follows: 2 200 150 120 1,8 REQUIRED RATE OF RETURN (Percent) Return on HCE Stock 0 05 1 10 RISK (Beta) 1.5 20 Value CAPM Elements Risk-free rate (TR) Market risk premium (RPM) Happy Corp. stock's beta Required rate of return on Happy Corp, stock An analyst believes that inflation is going to increase by 3.0% over the next year, while the market risk premium will be unchanged. The analyst uses the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). The following graph plots the current SML Calculate Happy Corp's new required return. Then, on the graph, use the green points (rectangle symbols) to plot the new SML suggested by this analyst's prediction Happy Corp. 5 new required rate of return is Tooltip: Mouse over the points on the graph to see their coordinates: 20 New SML REQUIRED RATE OF RETURN(Percent . 04 16 20 12 RISK (Beta) 04 3.6 20 08 12 RISK (Beta) The SML helps determine the level of risk aversion among investors. The higher the level of risk aversion, the the slope of the SML which kind of stock is most affected by changes in risk aversion? (In other words, which stocks see the biggest change in their required retums?) Medium-beto stocks High-beta stocks Low-bets stocks All stocks affected the same, regardless of beta Grade It Now Save & Continue Continue without saving