A firm has an equity beta of 1.2, the risk-free rate of return 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?

The profitability index:

a. method is most commonly used when deciding between mutually exclusive projects of varying size.

b. rule often results in decisions that conflict with the decisions based on the net present value rule.

c. produces results which typically are difficult to comprehend.

d. is useful as a decision tool when investment funds are limited and all available funds are allocated.

e. rule adjusts for a project's size when determining which one of two projects to accept.