Illustrtae what is the required rate of return on each

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Equity beta and rate of return

North Pole Fishing Equipment Corporation and South Pole Fishing Equipment Corporation would have identical equity betas of 1.2 if both of them were all-equity financed. The capital structures of the two firms are as follows:

North Pole South Pole
Debt $1,000,000 $1,500,000
Equity $1,500,000 $1,000,000

The expected return on the market portfolio is 12.75 percent, and the risk-free rate is 4.25 percent. Both firms are subject to a corporate tax rate of 35 percent. Assume the debt beta of each of the two firms equals 0.

1. What is the equity beta of each of the two firms?
2. What is the required rate of return on each of the two firm's equity?

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