Thunderhorse Oil. Thunderhorse Oil is a U$.$S$.$ oil company. Its current cost of debt is $7\mathrm{.}40\%,$ and the $10-$year U$.$S$.$ Treasury yield, the proxy for the risk$-$free rate of interest, is

$3\mathrm{.}20\%.$ The expected return on the market portfolio is $8\mathrm{.}60\%.$ The company's effective tax rate is $38\%.$ Its optimal capital structure is $40\%$ debt and $60\%$ equity.

a$.$ If Thunderhorse's beta is estimated at $0\mathrm{.}70,$ what is Thunderhorse's weighted average cost of capital?

b$.$ If Thunderhorse's beta is estimated at $0\mathrm{.}20,$ significantly lower because of the continuing profit prospects in the global energy sector, what is Thunderhorse's weighted average

cost of capital?

a$.$ If Thunderhorse's beta is estimated at $0\mathrm{.}70,$ what is Thunderhorse's weighted average cost of capital?

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