A Firm Uses Only Debt and Equity in Its Capital

question 63

Multiple Choice

A firm uses only debt and equity in its capital structure. The firm's weight of equity is 70 percent. The firm's cost of equity is 13 percent and it has a tax rate of 21 percent. If the firm's WACC is 11 percent, what is the firm's before-tax cost of debt?

• A) 7.19 percent
• B) 8.02 percent
• C) 6.38 percent
• D) 1.9 percent

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