DL Trucking Has a Cost of Equity of 15

question 61

Multiple Choice

DL Trucking has a cost of equity of 15.4 percent and an unlevered cost of capital of 13.2 percent.The company has $24,000 in debt that is selling at par value.The levered value of the firm is $59,000 and the tax rate is 34 percent.What is the pretax cost of debt?

• A)8)75%
• B)8)34%
• C)7)38%
• D)9)20%
• E)9)69%

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