Terrell Trucking Company is in the process of setting its target capital structure. The CFO believes that the optimal debt-to-capital ratio is somewhere between 20% and 50%, and her staff has compiled the following projections for EPS and the stock price at various debt levels: Debt/Capital Ratio Projected EPS Projected Stock Price             20% $3.30         $32.00                         30 3.40         36.25                         40 3.85         38.00                         50 3.50         33.00             Assuming that the firm uses only debt and common equity, what is Terrell's optimal capital structure? Choose from the options provided above. Round your answers to two decimal places.   % debt  % equity At what debt-to-capital ratio is the company's WACC minimized? Choose from the options provided above. Round your answer to two decimal places.   %

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Terrell Trucking Company is in the process of setting its target capital structure. The CFO believes that the optimal debt-to-capital ratio is somewhere between 20% and 50%, and her staff has compiled the following projections for EPS and the stock price at various debt levels:

Debt/Capital Ratio Projected EPS Projected Stock Price
            20% $3.30         $32.00            
            30 3.40         36.25            
            40 3.85         38.00            
            50 3.50         33.00            

Assuming that the firm uses only debt and common equity, what is Terrell's optimal capital structure? Choose from the options provided above. Round your answers to two decimal places.

  % debt
  % equity

At what debt-to-capital ratio is the company's WACC minimized? Choose from the options provided above. Round your answer to two decimal places.

  %

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