Down Bedding Has an Unlevered Cost of Capital of 14

question 73

Multiple Choice

Down Bedding has an unlevered cost of capital of 14 percent,a cost of debt of 7.8 percent,and a tax rate of 32 percent.What is the target debt-equity ratio if the targeted cost of equity is 15.51 percent?

• A).24
• B).29
• C).36
• D).52
• E).71

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