Sinaloa Appliance, Inc., a private firm that manufactures home appliances, has hired you to estimate the company’s beta. You have obtained the following equity betas for publicly traded firms that also manufacture home appliances.     ($ millions) Firm Beta   Debt Market Value of Equity iRobot 0.97   $0   $ 3,390   Middleby's 1.92   771     7,570   National Presto 0.17   0     882   Newell Brands 1.12   11,958     27,070   Whirlpool 1.82   4,535     14,470       a. Estimate an asset beta for Sinaloa Appliance. (Round intermediate calculations and final answer to 3 decimal places.)

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Sinaloa Appliance, Inc., a private firm that manufactures home appliances, has hired you to estimate the company’s beta. You have obtained the following equity betas for publicly traded firms that also manufacture home appliances.

 

  ($ millions)
Firm Beta   Debt Market Value of Equity
iRobot 0.97   $0   $ 3,390  
Middleby's 1.92   771     7,570  
National Presto 0.17   0     882  
Newell Brands 1.12   11,958     27,070  
Whirlpool 1.82   4,535     14,470  
 

 

a. Estimate an asset beta for Sinaloa Appliance. (Round intermediate calculations and final answer to 3 decimal places.)

 

 
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