Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077861704
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 16, Problem 13QP
Calculating WACC [LO1] Braxton Corp. has no debt but can borrow at 6.4 percent. The firm’s WACC is currently 10.2 percent, and the tax rate is 35 percent.
a. What is the company’s
b. If the firm converts to 25 percent debt, what will its cost of equity be?
c. If the firm converts to 50 percent debt, what will its cost of equity be?
d. What is the company’s WACC in part (b)? In part (c)?
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