Tip-Top Paving Has a Beta of 1

question 23

Multiple Choice

Tip-Top Paving has a beta of 1.11, a cost of debt of 11% and a debt to value ratio of 0.6.The current risk free rate is 9% and the market rate of return is 16.18%.What is the company's cost of equity
Capital?

• A)7.97%
• B)8.96%
• C)16.97%
• D)17.96%
• E)26.96%

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