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Corporate Finance

Estimating Cost of Equity Using CAPM

Hard Cost Of Capital Cost Of Equity

XYZ Corporation is considering its cost of equity for the upcoming capital budgeting decisions. The company has a beta of 1.2, the expected market return is 10%, and the risk-free rate is currently at 3%. Using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), what is the estimated cost of equity for XYZ Corporation?

Recall that the CAPM formula is:

Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate + Beta * (Market Return - Risk-Free Rate)

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