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Hi Tutor, please help me with the below and show me step by step calculation for the below questions: 2 (b) An all-equity firm is

Hi Tutor, please help me with the below and show me step by step calculation for the below questions:

2 (b) An all-equity firm is considering the following projects:

Project

Beta

Expected Return

W

0.80

10%

X

0.90

12%

Y

1.45

13%

Z

1.60

15%

The T-bill rate is 5%, and the expected return on the market is 11%.

  1. Indicate the projects that have higher expected return than the firms 11% cost of capital. (2 marks)

Key concept: Hurdle rate and project selection

Just rank the projects correctly by comparing cost of capital vs expected return.

  1. Calculate which project should be accepted.

(12 marks)

Key concept: CAPM

Introduce the formal CAPM equation expression/formula:

iii. Determine which projects would be incorrectly accepted or rejected if the firms overall cost of capital were used as a hurdle rate.

(3 marks)

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