Assume That A-Plus Corporation Is a Leveraged Company with a Marginal

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Essay

Assume that A-Plus Corporation is a leveraged company with a marginal income tax rate of 30%,an average income tax rate of 25%,and before tax-cost of borrowing of 5%.The firm's domestic beta is 1.4 and its world market beta is 0.8.The domestic market return is 12% and the world market return is 14%.The risk-free rate is 4%.The firm's debt-to-equity ratio is 1:3.Determine the firm's weighted average cost of capital if capital markets are integrated.

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