El Capitan Foods Has a Capital Structure of 40% Debt

question 62

Multiple Choice

El Capitan Foods has a capital structure of 40% debt and 60% equity, its tax rate is 35%, and its beta (leveraged) is 1.25. Based on the Hamada equation, what would the firm's beta be if it used no debt, i.e., what is its unlevered beta, bU?

• A) 0.71
• B) 0.75
• C) 0.79
• D) 0.83
• E) 0.87

Recognize the evolutionary significance and origins of the human brain and nervous system.

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