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Bermuda Cruises issues only common stock and coupon bonds. The firm has a debt-equity ratio of .45. The
Required: What is the pre-tax cost of the company debt if weighted average costs of the company is 13.5% and the firm's tax rate is 35 percent?
WACC = wD x kD (1-Tc) + wE x kE
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