Blaine Kitchenware is a manufacturer of small kitchen appliances. Currently, Blaine is financed 100% with...

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Blaine Kitchenware is a manufacturer of small kitchen appliances. Currently, Blaine is financed 100% with equity and has an asset beta of 0.85. Blaine is planning to change its capital structure and would like to target a debt-to-equity ratio (D/E) equal to 1.5. If the applicable tax rate is 35%, what would Blaines equity beta be after changing the capital structure?

[Hint: you can assume that Blaines asset beta remains the same after changing the capital structure.]

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