Corporate Finance
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780132992473
Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 12, Problem 23P
Weston Enterprises is an all-equity firm with two divisions. The soft drink division has an asset beta of 0.60, expects to generate
- a. Estimate the value of each division.
- b. Estimate Weston’s current equity beta and cost of capital. Is this cost of capital useful for valuing Weston’s projects? How is Weston’s equity beta likely to change over time?
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