Alabaster Incorporated Has a Beta of 1

question 49

Multiple Choice

Alabaster Incorporated has a beta of 1.05,a cost of debt of 8% and a debt to value ratio of .7. The current risk free rate is 3% and the market rate of return is 12.5%. What is the company's cost of equity capital?

• A) 8.13%
• B) 10.25%
• C) 12.97%
• D) 13.13%
• E) 16.13%

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