Hi friends,
I have a question about capital asset pricing model equation. It's an
example on page B3- 87 of Becker CPA BEC (2007 edition). The example is:
"Assume that the Carlin Company wants to compute its cost of equity capital
using the CAPM formula and that the Treasury Bill rate is 7%, the market
rate is 16%, and the beta of Jasmine Corporation, which is considered to be
comparable to Carlin, is 1.2. What is the cost of equity capital for Carlin?
C= 7%+(16%-7%) X 1.2=17.8%
Therefore, a