The following table gives projections of the U. S. population from 2000 to 2100. a) Find a linear function that models the data (the equation of best fit) with x equal to the number of years after 2000 and f(x) equal to the population in millions.

Find f(65) and state what it means.
Find the slope of the line. What does it mean in the context of the problem?

required rate of return = 0.166 = 16.6%

step-by-step explanation:

under the capital asset pricing model (capm), the required or expected rate of return for a particular security or asset is given using the formula:

required rate of return = risk-free rate + beta*(market risk premium)

we are given that;

risk-free rate = 4% = 0.04

beta = 1.4

market risk premium = 9% = 0.09

we simply plug these values into the above formula;

required rate of return = 0.04 + 1.4*(0.09)

required rate of return = 0.04 + 0.126

required rate of return = 0.166 = 16.6%

i believe it's a.

i'm not sure on this one, most likely correct.