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10 April, 03:51

Analysts estimate the cost of debt capital for Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) is 3.0% and that its cost of equity capital is 5.0%. Assume that ABT's statutory tax rate is 37%, the risk-free rate is 2.5%, the market risk premium is 5.0%, the ABT market price is $65.60 per common share, and its dividends are $0.88 per common share. (a) Compute ABT's average pretax borrowing rate and its market beta. (Round your answers to one decimal place.) Average borrowing rate = Answer 1.3 % Market beta =

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  1. 10 April, 04:19
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    4.76% and 0.5

    Explanation:

    The computation is shown below:

    Average borrowing rate is

    = Cost of debt capital : (1 - tax rate)

    = 3% : (1 - 0.37)

    = 4.76%

    And, the market beta is

    Cost of equity = Risk free rate of return + Beta * (Market risk premium - risk free rate of return)

    5% = 2.5% + Beta * 5%

    So, the beta is 0.5

    The (Market risk premium - risk free rate of return) is also known as market risk premium
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