Solve for the Weighted Average Cost of Capital $11.20 \% \quad K _ { l } =$

question 43

Multiple Choice

Solve for the weighted average cost of capital: $11.20 \% \quad K _ { l } =$ cost of equity capital for a leveraged firm
$1 / 2 \lambda =$ debt-to-total-market-value ratio
$8.0 \% \quad i =$ before-tax borrowing cost
$40.0 \% \quad \tau =$ marginal corporate income tax rate

• A)8.67%
• B)8.00%
• C)7.60%
• D)7.33%
• E)7.14%

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