Determining risk adjusted rate


A company is evaluating a capital project on a new line of business for the firm. The firm's current cost of capital is 12%. However, another firm, whose principal focus is in the same field, is publicly traded and has a beta of 1.6. The market is currently yielding 12% and the yield on short-term treasury bills is 6%. The risk adjusted rate that should be used for this project is?

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Finance Basics: Determining risk adjusted rate
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