The Delta Co owns retail stores that market home building supplies. Largo, Inc builds single family homes in residential developments. Delta has a beta of 1.22 and Largo has a beta of 1.34

The risk-free rate of return is 4 percent and the market risk premium is 6.5 percent. What should Delta use as their cost of equity if they decide to purchase some land and create a new residential community?
A) 11.93 percent
B) 12.32 percent
C) 12.43 percent
D) 12.57 percent
E) 12.71 percent


E

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