RiverRocks (whose WACC is 12.7%) is considering an acquisition of Raft Adventures (whose WACC is 14.6%) . What is the appropriate discount rate for RiverRocks to use to evaluatethe acquisition? Why?The appropriate discount rate for RiverRocks to use to evaluate the acquisition is %. (Round to one decimal place.)

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