Aluminum maker Alcoa has a beta of about 1.88, whereas Hormel Foods has a beta of 0.47. If the expected excess return of the market portfolio is 4%, which of these firms has a higher equity cost of capital, and how much higher is it? Alcoa's equity cost of capital is %. (Round to two decimal places.) Hormel's equity cost of capital is %. (Round to two decimal places.) Therefore, has the higher equity cost of capital by percentage points. (Select from the drop-down menus and round to two decimal places.)

Aluminum maker Alcoa has a beta of about 1.88, whereas Hormel Foods has a beta of 0.47. If the expected excess return of the market portfolio is 4%, which of these firms has a higher equity cost of capital, and how much higher is it? Alcoa's equity cost of capital is %. (Round to two decimal places.) Hormel's equity cost of capital is %. (Round to two decimal places.) Therefore, has the higher equity cost of capital by percentage points. (Select from the drop-down menus and round to two decimal places.)

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7. Aluminum maker Alcoa has a beta of about 1.98, whereas Hormel Foods has a beta of 0.44. If the expected excess return of the market portfolio is 6%, which of these firms has a higher equity cost of capital, and how much higher is it? Alcoa's equity cost of capital is _____%.(Round to two decimal places.) Hormel's equity cost of capital is _____%. (Round to two decimal places.) Therefore, (alcoa or hormel) has the higher equity cost of capital by _____ percentage points.(Select from the drop-down menus and round to two decimal places.)
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