Assuming the CAPM or one-factor model holds, what is the cost of equity for a firm if the firm's equity has a beta of 1.2, the risk-free rate of return is 4%, the expected return on the market is 10%, and the return to the company's debt is 7%?

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A: Beta= 1.2 Risk-free rate= 6% Market expected return=11% Cost of equity using the Capital Asset…

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A: Risk free Rate =4% Beta =2 Current Price = $35 Market Risk PRemium = 8%

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A: MARKET RISK PREMIUM (MARKET RETURN - RISK FREE RATE) = 8% BETA= 1.8 RISK FREE RATE = 3%

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A: Risk free rate (Rf) = 2.67% Market Risk Premium(Rm-Rf) = 6.91% Beta = 1.45 Therefore as Capital…

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Treasury Market

On-the-run securities are the most recently issued securities in the market depth and are therefore traded at some premium. The off-the-run securities are the ones issued just before the most recent ones. The on-the-run securities have a lower yield to the investor than the off-the-run securities.