medium · Principles of Finance risk-return-portfolio
A firm currently has an equity beta of 1.50 and a D/E ratio of 0.60. It plans to reduce its leverage to a D/E of 0.30.
Assuming a 20% tax rate, what will be the new equity beta?
- 1.26
- 1.01
- 0.75
- 1.35
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