Global Production (GP) is a large conglomerate thinking of entering the smart alarm business, where it plans to finance

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Global Production (GP) is a large conglomerate thinking of entering the smart alarm business, where it plans to finance

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Global Production (GP) is a large conglomerate thinking of
entering the smart alarm business, where it plans to finance a
project with a debt-to-value ratio of 20 percent. GP expects to
borrow for its smart alarm venture at an interest rate of 10%.
There is currently one firm in the smart alarm industry, American
Smart Alarm (ASA). This ASA firm is financed with 25 percent debt
and 75 percent equity. The beta of ASA’s equity is 1.5.ASA has a
borrowing interest rate of 9%. The corporate tax rate for both
firms is 31%The market risk premium is 8%, and the risk-free rate
is 5%. What is the appropriate discount rate (WACC) for GP to use
for its smart alarm venture?
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