A Firm with an Unchanging Asset Beta of 1

question 40

Essay

A firm with an unchanging asset beta of 1.0 has a debt beta of zero when 20% of the capital structure is debt, and is estimated to have a debt beta of.15 if debt went as high as 50% of the capital structure.What is the range for the equity beta under these circumstances?

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