Question: Q 5 : You are analysing a share which has a beta of 1 . 1 5 . The risk - free rate is 4

Q5: You are analysing a share which has a beta of 1.15. The risk-free rate is 4.7% and you estimate the market risk premium to be 6.7%. If you expect the share to have a return of 10.2% over the next year, should you buy it? Why or why not?
The expected return according to the CAPM is ...?
Expected return = risk free rate + beta *(expected return of market risk free rate)
=4.7%+1.15*(market risk premium)
=12.41%.
(Round to 2 decimal places.)
Should you buy the share?
A. Yes, because the expected return based on the beta is equal to or less than the return on the share.
B. No, because the expected return based on the beta is greater than the return on the share.
My teacher's key is B, but here's what my question is:
I thought expected return based on CAPM is higher (12.41>10.2), so it means higher profit. Why would we choose to reject the share that generate more profit and choose the 10.2 one?

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