Decker's is a chain of furniture retail stores. Furniture Fashions is a furniture maker and a supplier to Decker's. Decker's has a beta of 1.34 as compared to Furniture Fashion's beta of 1.14. The risk-free rate of return is 3.6 percent and the market risk premium is 8 percent. Both firms are all equity financed. What discount rate should Decker's use if it considers a project that involves the manufacturing of furniture?

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Answer:

14.32%

Explanation:

According to the CAPM :

rate of return = risk free rate + (beta x market risk premium)

3.6% +  1.34 x 8% = 14.32%