Suppose You Forecast That the Market Index Will Earn a Return

Multiple Choice

Suppose you forecast that the market index will earn a return of 15% in the coming year.Treasury bills are yielding 6%.The unadjusted $\beta$ of Mobil stock is 1.30.A reasonable forecast of the return on Mobil stock for the coming year is _________ if you use a common method to derive adjusted betas.

A) 15.0%
B) 15.5%
C) 16.0%
D) 16.8%