Answer:
a. 9.98%
Explanation:
The computation of required rate of return is shown below:-
Required return= Risk - Free rate + Beta × (Market rate- Risk-free rate)
11.75% = 2.30% + 1.23 × (Market rate - 2.3%)
(11.75% - 2.30%) ÷ 1.23 = Market rate - 2.3%
Market rate = (11.75% - 2.30%) ÷ 1.23 + 2.3%
=9.98%
Therefore for computing the required rate of return on the market we simply applied the above formula.