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Langley Longboard has 10 million in total assets with debt to capital ratio of 0

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Question

Langley Longboard has 10 million in total assets with debt to capital ratio of 0.40. Langley's beta is currently 1.2, and its tax rate is 25%. Use the Hamada equation to find the unlevered beta? Langley Longboard has 10 million in total assets with debt to capital ratio of 0.40. Langley's beta is currently 1.2, and its tax rate is 25%. Use the Hamada equation to find the unlevered beta? Langley Longboard has 10 million in total assets with debt to capital ratio of 0.40. Langley's beta is currently 1.2, and its tax rate is 25%. Use the Hamada equation to find the unlevered beta? Langley Longboard has 10 million in total assets with debt to capital ratio of 0.40. Langley's beta is currently 1.2, and its tax rate is 25%. Use the Hamada equation to find the unlevered beta?

Explanation / Answer

Hamada Equation = Bu*(1+(1-t)*(D/E))

Unlevered beta(Bu)= Bl/(1+(1-t)*(D/E))

Where:-

Bl = Levered beta

Bu = Firm’s beta with zero debt

T = tax rate

D/E = Debt to capital ratio

Bl = 1.2

T = 25%

d/E = 0.40

Bu = 1.2/(1+(1-.25)*(0.40)) = 0.92

Unlevered beta = 0.92