12. Nero Violins has the following capital structure: Security Beta Total Market Value ($ millions) Debt 0

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12. Nero Violins has the following capital structure:

Security Beta Total Market Value

($ millions)

Debt 0 $100 Preferred stock .20 40 Common stock 1.20 299

a. What is the firm’s asset beta? ( Hint: What is the beta of a portfolio of all the firm’s securities?)

b. Assume that the CAPM is correct. What discount rate should Nero set for investments that expand the scale of its operations without changing its asset beta? Assume a riskfree interest rate of 5% and a market risk premium of 6%.

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Principles Of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 9780071314176

10th Global Edition

Authors: Richard Brealey

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