Calculate the union’s cost of equity from the CAPM using its own beta (0.90) estimate and the industry beta (1.25) estimate. How different are your answers? Assume a risk-free rate of 2% and a market risk premium of 7%. Can you be confident that Union Pacific’s true beta is not the industry average

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