Question #76
Reading: Reading 21 Free Cash Flow Valuation
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Page: 37
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Part of Context Group: Q75-76
Shared Context
Question
The value of beta for Country Point is:
Answer Choices:
A. 1.27
B. 1.00
C. 1.09
Explanation
The risk free rate is (8% − 2%) = 6%. We are told that the market risk premium is 11%, and
we calculated the cost of equity (required return) to be (10 million / 55.6 million =) 18%.
Since we know the risk-free rate, the market risk premium, and the discount rate, we can
use the capital asset pricing model to solve for beta:
Required rate of return = 0.18 = 0.06 + (b × 0.11)
0.18 − 0.06 = b × 0.11
0.12 = b × 0.11
b = 1.09