ou are analyzing a regression of DePaolo Foods, a manufacturer of spaghetti and olive oil, against the S&P 500, using monthly returns over 5 years. Return( DePaolo Foods) = -0.002 + 1.3 Returns(S&P 500)                       R2 = 0.35 Assume that you have been asked to be market neutral (assume that the market is correctly priced today). You have computed a historical risk premium of 0.05 by looking at returns on stocks and bonds from 1928 to 2001 and an implied equity premium of 0.034 based upon the S&P 500 today. If the current treasury bill rate is 0.024,the treasury bond rate is 0.049 . Estimate the cost of equity for this firm using the implied equity risk premium. What proportion of firm's risk is diversifiable?

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You are analyzing a regression of DePaolo Foods, a manufacturer of spaghetti and olive oil, against the S&P 500, using monthly returns over 5 years.

Return( DePaolo Foods) = -0.002 + 1.3 Returns(S&P 500)                       R2 = 0.35

Assume that you have been asked to be market neutral (assume that the market is correctly priced today). You have computed a historical risk premium of 0.05 by looking at returns on stocks and bonds from 1928 to 2001 and an implied equity premium of 0.034 based upon the S&P 500 today. If the current treasury bill rate is 0.024,the treasury bond rate is 0.049 .

Estimate the cost of equity for this firm using the implied equity risk premium.

What proportion of firm's risk is diversifiable?

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