1. A stock has a beta of 1.15 and an expected return of 13.52 percent. The risk-free rate is 3.16 percent. What is the slope of the security market line (in percents)?
2. Currently, the risk-free rate is 3.69 percent. Stock A has an expected return of 11.04 percent and a beta of 1.27. Stock B has an expected return of 8.08 percent. The stocks have equal reward-to-risk ratios. What is the beta of stock B?
3. Stock X has a beta of 1.61 and an expected return of 19.42 percent. Stock Y has a beta of 1.2 and an expected return of 15.43 percent. What is the risk-free rate if these securities both plot on the security market line?