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question 68

Multiple Choice

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Consider two firms, Chihuahua Corporation and Bernard Industries, that are each expected to pay the same $1.5 million dividend every year in perpetuity. Chihuahua Corporation is riskier and has a cost of capital of 15%. Bernard Industries is not as shaky as Chihuahua, so Bernard has a cost of capital of only 10%. Assume that the market portfolio is not efficient. Both stocks have the same beta and the CAPM would assign them both an expected return of 12%.
-The market value for Bernard Industries is closest to

• A) $12.0 million.
• B) $10.0 million.
• C) $15.0 million.
• D) $12.5 million.

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