A firm is considering a project that is virtually risk-free. The company has a beta of 1.3 and a debt-equity ratio of .4. The appropriate discount rate to use in analyzing this project is:
Select one:
a. Zero.
b. The firm’s latest WACC.
c. The cost of equity capital.
d. The U.S. Treasury bill rate.
e. An adjusted WACC based on a beta of 1.0.
d. The U.S. Treasury bill rate.
The appropriate discount rate to use in analyzing this project is the Treasury bill rate.
A firm is considering a project that is virtually risk-free. The company has a beta of...
Globex Corp. is an all-equity firm, and it has a beta of 1. It is
considering changing its capital structure to 65% equity and 35%
debt. The firm’s cost of debt will be 10%, and it will face a tax
rate of 25%.
What will Globex Corp.’s beta be if it decides to make this
change in its capital structure?
a)1.40
b)1.47
c)1.26
d)1.54
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