Gh company has $5000 of debt and $20,000 of equity. gh pays 5% interest on all of itsdebt. gh has an equity beta of 2. the market risk premium is 5.5% and the risk free rateof return is 2%. wjk has a 30% marginal tax rate. a. what is wjk’s unlevered beta? b. how much of the expected rate of return on equity is due to asset risk? c. how much of the expected rate of return on equity is due to financial leverage?

Phoenix guitars is interested in pursuing backward integration to take greater ownership of the extraction of raw materials and production of components used in its signature line of guitars. although this approach would lower the overall cost of producing a guitar, the costs associated with producing electronic pickupsfor sound amplification are far greater than those associated with sourcing pickups from a reliable supplier. which of the following approaches is likely to produce superior results? a) invest in vertical integration despite the cost of producing pickups.b) abandon the idea of vertical integration entirely.c) pursue taper integration.d) introduce a budget line of guitars to diversify the firm's offerings.