Question: Aristo Cip is using data concerning a publicly traded comparable to determine the asset beta for a privately traded company. The beta of the publicly
Aristo Cip is using data concerning a publicly traded comparable to determine
the asset beta for a privately traded company. The beta of the publicly traded
stock is 1.8 while debt-to-equity ratios and marginal tax rates are 0.4 and 30%,
respectively. The privately traded corporation has a D/E ratio of 0.7 and a marginal
tax rate of 25%.
Using the pure play method, the beta used to estimate the cost of capital for a project undertaken by the private entity having an identical risk and financing structure as its company is closest to:
A. 1.41.
B. 2.10.
C. 2.14.
D. 1.24
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