lbright Properties Inc. (API) has three divisions:

Division	Beta	Proportion of Firms Assets
Property management	1.1		30%
Land resources	1.6		30
Financial services			40

The leveraged beta for API is 1.2. API has a consolidated capital structure consisting of 50 percent debt and 50 percent equity. The Financial Services Divisions capital structure is 70 percent debt and 30 percent equity. API is planning to finance new projects in that division with a capital structure of 80 percent debt and 20 percent equity. The risk-free rate is 5 percent, and the market risk premium is 7.9 percent. The pretax cost of debt to API is 19 percent. The tax rate is 40 percent. What discount rate should API apply to the cash flows from new projects in the Financial Services Division? Round your answer to one decimal place.

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