Your Firm Has a Pre-Tax Cost of Debt of 7

question 6

Multiple Choice

Your firm has a pre-tax cost of debt of 7% and an unlevered cost of capital of 13%. Your tax rate is 35% and your cost of equity is 15.26%. What is your debt-equity ratio?

• A) .43
• B) .49
• C) .51
• D) .54
• E) .58

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