An All-Equity Firm Has a Return on Assets of 15

question 71

Multiple Choice

An all-equity firm has a return on assets of 15.3 percent.The firm is considering converting to a debt-equity ratio of 0.40.The pretax cost of debt is 8.1 percent.Ignoring taxes,what will the cost of equity be if the firm switches to the levered capital structure?

• A)15.30 percent
• B)16.28 percent
• C)16.67 percent
• D)17.46 percent
• E)18.18 percent

Understand the probability and risk calculation within Crystal Ball.

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