The Pizza Shoppe Has Debt with Both a Face and a Market

question 13

Multiple Choice

The Pizza Shoppe has debt with both a face and a market value of $3,000.This debt has a coupon rate of 7 percent and pays interest annually.The expected earnings before interest and taxes are $1,200,the tax rate is 34 percent,and the unlevered cost of capital is 12 percent.What is the firm's cost of equity?

• A)13.25%
• B)13.89%
• C)13.92%
• D)14.14%
• E)14.25%

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