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Premium for Financial Risk Ethier Enterprise has an unlevered beta of 1.0. Ethier is financed with 40% debt and has a levered beta of 1.4. If the risk free rate is 5.5% and the market risk premium is 4%, how much is the additional premium that Ethier's shareholders require to be compensated for financial risk? Round your answer to one decimal place. %
Rf = 5.5%
Market risk premium (Rm - Rf) = 4%
beta = 1.4
(We consider levered beta in the Capital Asset Pricing Model)
Using CAPM,
Hence
Hence Ke = 11.1%
Additional premium required = ke - Rf
which is equal to 11.1% - 5.5% = 5.6%
Hence additional premium required to compensate for financial risk is 5.6%