Assume That XYZ Corporation Is a Leveraged Company with the Following

question 9

Multiple Choice

Assume that XYZ Corporation is a leveraged company with the following information: K_l = cost of equity capital for XYZ = 13%
I = before-tax borrowing cost = 8%
T = marginal corporate income tax rate = 30%
Calculate the debt-to-total-market-value ratio that would result in XYZ having a weighted average cost of capital of 9.3 percent.

• A)35 percent
• B)40 percent
• C)45 percent
• D)50 percent

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