Blue Shoe Inc.'s pre-tax cost of debt amount to 4%. The company has a 30/70 debt toequity split. The risk-free rate is 0.5%, the equity (market) risk premium is 5.5% and thetax rate is 30%. If Blue Shoe Inc.'s WACC amount to 7%, what must its unlevered betabe?

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Blue Shoe Inc.'s pre-tax cost of debt amount to 4%. The company has a 30/70 debt to equity split. The risk-free rate is 0.5%, the equity (market) risk premium is 5.5% and the tax rate is 30%. If Blue Shoe Inc.'s WACC amount to 7%, what must its unlevered beta be?