Financial Management: Theory & Practice
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ISBN: 9780357296776
Author: Eugene F. Brigham, Michael C. Ehrhardt
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 9, Problem 13MC
m. Jana is interested in establishing a new division that will focus primarily on developing new Internet-based projects. In trying to determine the cost of capital for this new division, you discover that specialized firms involved in similar projects have, on average, the following characteristics: Their capital structure is 10% debt and 90% common equity; their cost of debt is typically 12%; and they have a beta of 1.7. Given this information, what would your estimate be for the new division’s cost of capital?
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Financial Management: Theory & Practice
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