Your Firm Has a Debt-Equity Ratio of

question 18

Multiple Choice

Your firm has a debt-equity ratio of .40.Your cost of equity is 12% and your after-tax cost of debt is 6%.What will your cost of equity be if the target capital structure becomes a 50/50 mix of debt and equity?

• A)11.45%
• B)12.00%
• C)13.50%
• D)13.67%
• E)14.56%

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