Assume That XYZ Corporation Is a Leveraged Company with the Following

question 47

Multiple Choice

Assume that XYZ Corporation is a leveraged company with the following information: $$\begin{array} { l } K _ { l } = \text { cost of equity capital for } X Y Z = 13 \% \\i = \text { before-tax borrowing cost } = 8 \% \\t = \text { marginal corporate income tax rate } = 30 \%\end{array}$$ Calculate the debt-to-total-market-value ratio that would result in XYZ having a weighted average cost of capital of 9.3%.

• A)35%
• B)40%
• C)45%
• D)50%

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