SIROM Scientific Solutions has $4 million of outstanding equity and $12 million of bank debt. The bank debt costs 5% per year. The estimated equity beta is 1. If the market risk premium is 9% and the risk-free rate is 4%, compute the weighted average cost of capital if the firm's tax rate is 25%. O A. 6.71% OB. 5.8% OC. 5.49% OD. 6.1%

SIROM Scientific Solutions has $4 million of outstanding equity and $12 million of bank debt. The bank debt costs 5% per year. The estimated equity beta is 1. If the market risk premium is 9% and the risk-free rate is 4%, compute the weighted average cost of capital if the firm's tax rate is 25%. O A. 6.71% OB. 5.8% OC. 5.49% OD. 6.1%

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