Compute the beta of the assets of the Hughes acquisition, assuming no taxes, by taking the average

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Compute the beta of the assets of the Hughes acquisition, assuming no taxes, by taking the average of the asset betas of Lockheed and Northrop.

In 1989, General Motors (GM) was evaluating the acquisition of Hughes Aircraft Corporation.
Recognizing that the appropriate discount rate for the projected cash flows of Hughes was different than its own cost of capital, GM assumed that Hughes had approximately the same risk as Lockheed or Northrop, which had low-risk defense contracts and products that were similar to Hughes. Specifically, assume the following inputs:AppendixLO1image text in transcribed

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Financial Markets And Corporate Strategy

ISBN: 9780077119027

1st Edition

Authors: David Hillier, Mark Grinblatt, Sheridan Titman

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