A firm has two divisions, Retail and Production. The firm's overall asset beta is 1.2, and that of theRetail division is 1.5. Almost 60% of the firm's assets are in Retail division.If the target debt ratio of Production division is 25%, the risk-free rate is 4% and the (expected)market risk-premium is 6%, what is the Production division's cost of equity?

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