Melba's Toast Has a Capital Structure with 30% Debt and 70

question 87

Multiple Choice

Melba's Toast has a capital structure with 30% debt and 70% equity. Its pretax cost of debt is 6%, and its cost of equity is 10%. The firm's marginal corporate income tax rate is 35%. What is the appropriate WACC?

• A) 8.17%
• B) 6.35%
• C) 8.80%
• D) 7.44%

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