Brown's Department Store Has a Cost of Equity of 19

question 20

Multiple Choice

Brown's Department Store has a cost of equity of 19.1 per cent,a pre-tax cost of debt of 8 per cent,and a return on assets of 14 per cent.Ignore taxes.What is the debt-equity ratio?

• A)0.70
• B)0.80
• C)0.75
• D)0.65
• E)0.85

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