CORPORATE FINANCE(LL)
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ISBN: 9781260430011
Author: Ross
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Chapter 13, Problem 13QP
SML and WACC An all-equity firm is considering the following projects:
| Project | Beta | |
| W | .80 | 9.4% |
| X | .95 | 10.9 |
| Y | 1.15 | 13.0 |
| Z | 1.45 | 14.2 |
The T-bill rate is 3.5 percent, and the expected return on the market is II percent.
- a. Which projects have a higher expected return than the firm’s II percent cost of capital?
- b. Which projects should be accepted?
- c. Which projects would be incorrectly accepted or rejected if the firm's overall cost of capital was used as a hurdle rate?
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