Precision Engineering Has a Target Debt-Equity Ratio of 0

question 21

Multiple Choice

Precision Engineering has a target debt-equity ratio of 0.55. Its cost of equity is 15.4 percent, and its pre-tax cost of debt is 7.8 percent. If the tax rate is 34 percent, what is the company's WACC?

• A) 10.20 percent
• B) 10.72 percent
• C) 10.91 percent
• D) 11.48 percent
• E) 11.76 percent

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