An all-equity firm is considering the projects shown below. The T-bill rate is 3 percent and the market risk premium is 8 percent. PROJECT EXPECTED RETURN BETA A 8 % 0.6 B 20 1.3 C 14 1.5 D 18

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An all-equity firm is considering the projects shown below. The T-bill rate is 3 percent and the market risk premium is 8 percent.

PROJECT

 

EXPECTED RETURN

 

BETA

 

A

 

 

8

 %

 

0.6   

 

B

 

 

20

 

 

1.3   

 

C

 

 

14

 

 

1.5   

 

D

 

 

18

 

 

1.7   

 

Calculate the project-specific benchmarks for each project. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

 

 

  Project A

 %  

  Project B

 %  

  Project C

 %  

  Project D

 %  

If the firm uses its current WACC of 12 percent to evaluate these projects, which project, will be incorrectly rejected?

Project A

Project B

Project C

Project D