1. Two companies, Alpha, Inc. and Beta, Inc., are in the same business. Alfa, Inc., has debt that the market considers risk-free with a market value of $500 million. Beta, Inc., has no debt. Both companies are expected to generate cash flows of $100 million per year for the foreseeable future and the market value of the equity of Beta, Inc is $1 billion. 
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3. Estimate the percentage return on equity for Alpha, Inc. Assume there are no taxes and the risk-free rate is 5.00%.