Anderson's Furniture Outlet Has an Unlevered Cost of Capital of 10

question 38

Multiple Choice

Anderson's Furniture Outlet has an unlevered cost of capital of 10%, a tax rate of 34%, and expected earnings before interest and taxes of €1,600.The company has €3,000 in bonds outstanding that have an 8% coupon and pay interest
Annually.The bonds are selling at par value.What is the cost of equity?

• A)8.67%
• B)9.34%
• C)9.72%
• D)9.99%
• E)10.46%

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