Epson has one bond outstanding with a yield to maturity of 5% and a coupon rate of 8%. The company has no preferred stock. Epson's beta is 1.5, the risk-free rate is 2.2% and the expected market risk premium is 6%. Epson has a target debt/equity ratio of 0.7 and a marginal tax rate of 34%. 1. What is Epson's (pre-tax) cost of debt? 2. What is Epson's cost of equity? 3.  What is Epson's capital structure weight for equity, i.e., the fraction of long-term capital provided by equity? 4. What is Epson's weighted average cost of capital?

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Epson has one bond outstanding with a yield to maturity of 5% and a coupon rate of 8%. The company has no preferred stock. Epson's beta is 1.5, the risk-free rate is 2.2% and the expected market risk premium is 6%.

Epson has a target debt/equity ratio of 0.7 and a marginal tax rate of 34%.

1. What is Epson's (pre-tax) cost of debt?

2. What is Epson's cost of equity?
3.  What is Epson's capital structure weight for equity, i.e., the fraction of long-term capital provided by equity?
4. What is Epson's weighted average cost of capital?
 
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