Question

"The Free-Float Company, a company in the 36% tax bracket, has riskless debt in its capital structure which makes up 40% of the total capital structure, and equity is the other 60%. The beta of the assets for this business is 0.8. What is the equity beta?

Answer 1

Equity Beta = 1.1413

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula to find the asset beta is

Asset Beta = Equity Beta/(1+(1-tax rate)(Debt/Equity))

We will put the values given in the question in this formula

Asset Beta = 0.8

Tax rate = 0.36

Debt = 0.40

Equity = 0.60

0.8=Equity Beta/(1+(0.64)(0.40/0.60)

0.8=Equity Beta/1+0.4266

0.8=Equity Beta/1.4266

1.4266*0.8= Equity Beta

Equity Beta = 1.1413