A Firm Has $8 Billion of Common Stock and $14

question 98

Multiple Choice

A firm has $8 billion of common stock and $14 billion of debt.The cost of equity is 7.5%,and the pretax cost of debt is 3.8%.If the firm's tax rate is 30%,what is the firm's WACC?

• A)4.84%
• B)3.6%
• C)5.15%
• D)4.42%
• E)5.65%

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