The following graph plots the current security market line (SML) and indicates the return that investors require from holding stock from Happy Corp. (HC). Based on the graph, complete the table that follows:

Return on HC's Stock - Coordinates (1.2, 10.4) Blue line - Slope is 4.5, Y-Intercept is 5.

CAPM Elements	Value
Risk-free rate (rRFrRF)	(10.4% / 2.8% / 5% / 5.5%)
Market risk premium (RPMRPM)	(4.5% / 5.9% / 8.1% / 3.4%)
Happy Corp. stocks beta	(1.9 / 0.3 / 1.2 / 2.8)
Required rate of return on Happy Corp. stock	(8.8% / 9.4% / 13% / 10.4%)

An analyst believes that inflation is going to increase by 2.0% over the next year, while the market risk premium will be unchanged. The analyst uses the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). The following graph plots the current SML.

Calculate Happy Corp.s new required return. Then, on the graph, use the green points (rectangle symbols) to plot the new SML suggested by this analysts prediction.

Happy Corp.s new required rate of return is (8.7% / 28.5% / 13.6% / 12.4%).

Return on HC's Stock - D REQUIRED RATE OF RETURN (Percent) 2 0.5 1.5 1.0 RISK (Beta) New SML REQUIRED RATE OF RETURN (Percent) 1.6 2.0 0.8 1.2 RISK (Beta) The SML helps determine the risk-aversion level among investors. The higher the level of risk aversion, the the slope of the SML. Which of the following statements best describes the shape of the SML if investors were not at all risk avers steeper flatter The SML would have a negative slope. The SML would be a horizontal line. The SML would have a positive slope, but the slope would be steeper than it would be if investors were risk averse. The SML would have a positive slope, but the slope would be flatter than it would be if investors were risk averse