Tip-Top Paving Wants to Be Levered at a Debt to Value

question 4

Multiple Choice

Tip-Top Paving wants to be levered at a debt to value ratio of 0.6.The cost of debt is 11%, the tax rate is 34%, and the cost of equity for an all equity firm is 14%.What will be Tip-Top's cost of equity?

• A)0.08%
• B)3.06%
• C)14.0%
• D)16.97%
• E)None of the above.

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