Question

A firm has an equity beta of 1.2, the risk-free rate is 3.4 percent, the market return is 15.7 percent, and the pretax cost of debt is 9.4 percent. The debt-equity ratio is .47. If you apply the common beta assumptions, what is the firm's asset beta

Answer 1

0.82

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculation to determine the firm's asset beta

Using this formula

Firm's asset beta=Equity beta/(1+/D/E)

Let plug in the formula

Firm's asset beta=1.2/(1+0.47)

Firm's asset beta=1.2/1.47

Firm's asset beta=0.816

Firm's asset beta=0.82 (Approximately)

Therefore the firm's asset beta is 0.82