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Please help with this capital asset pricing model problem. How would one determine the cost of equity?

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Cost of equity of a company can be determined using its Beta. Beta(equity) of a public company is published in a lot of places. One can use the CAPM to estimate the cost of equity of the firm.
Cost of Equity = Risk free rate + Beta(Market Premium)
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