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Over a certain period, large-company stocks had an average return of 12.09 percent, the average risk-free rate was 2.48 percent, and small-company stocks averaged 17.05 percent. What was the risk premium on small-company stocks for this period?

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  1. Today, 19:41
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    16.57%

    Explanation:

    According to the capital asset pricing model, the return on a stock is the risk-free rate plus the equity risk premium.

    The risk-free rate is the minimum rate rate of return that an investor can earn by investing a risk-free security like treasury bill.

    The equity risk premium is the additional return over and above the risk-free rate which an investor expect to earn on stock investment by taking additional risk. This is so because stocks are riskier than treasury bills.

    The risk premium = expected return - risk-free rate

    For a small-company, we find the difference between the expected return and the risk-free rate

    Risk premium on a small company = 17.05 - 1.48

    = 16.57%
  2. Today, 20:42
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    14.57%

    Explanation:

    risk premium = small company stock return-risk free rate = 17.05-2.48=14.57%
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