Stock A has a beta of 1, the risk-free rate is 4% and the return on the market is 9%.  If the market risk premium changes by 7%, by how much will the required return on Stock A change? (i.e. required return after change - required return before the change)

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Stock A has a beta of 1, the risk-free rate is 4% and the return on the market is 9%.  If the market risk premium changes by 7%, by how much will the required return on Stock A change?

(i.e. required return after change - required return before the change)

answer format:  show your answer in percent (without the % sign) and to 1 decimal place. For example, 12.56 should be shown as 12.6

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