SIROM Scientific Solutions Has $10 Million of Outstanding Equity and $5

question 70

Multiple Choice

SIROM Scientific Solutions has $10 million of outstanding equity and $5 million of bank debt.The bank debt costs 5% per year.The estimated equity beta is 2.If the market risk premium is 7% and the risk-free rate is 4%,compute the weighted average cost of capital if the firm's tax rate is 30%.

• A)13.16%
• B)13.52%
• C)13.76%
• D)14.21%

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