Given the Following Data for Vinyard Corporation

question 43

Multiple Choice

Given the following data for Vinyard Corporation:

Calculate the proportions of debt (D/V) and equity (E/V) for the firm that you would use for estimating the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) :

• A) 40% debt and 60% equity
• B) 50% debt and 50% equity
• C) 25% debt and 75% equity
• D) none of the given values

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