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Your firm is planning to invest in an automated packaging plant. Harburtin Industries is an all$-$equity firm that specializes in this business. Suppose Harburtin's equity beta is $0\mathrm{.}79,$ the risk$-$free rate is $3\%,$ and the market risk premium is $4\%.$ If your firm's project is all$-$equity financed, estimate its cost of capital.

Harburtin's cost of capital is $\%.($Round to two decimal places.$)$