The Risk-Free Rate Is 6% and the Market Risk Premium

Multiple Choice

The risk-free rate is 6% and the market risk premium is 5%.Your $1 million portfolio consists of $700,000 invested in a stock that has a beta of 1.2 and $300,000 invested in a stock that has a beta of 0.8.Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

A) If the stock market is efficient,your portfolio's expected return should equal the expected return on the market,which is 11%.
B) The required return on the market is 10%.
C) The portfolio's required return is less than 11%.
D) If the risk-free rate remains unchanged but the market risk premium increases by 2%,your portfolio's required return will increase by more than 2%.
E) If the market risk premium remains unchanged but expected inflation increases by 2%,your portfolio's required return will increase by more than 2%.