CoffeeStop primarily sells coffee. It recently introduced a premium coffee-flavored liquor (BF Liquors). Suppose the firm faces a tax rate of 25% and collects the following information. If it plans to finance 10% of the new liquor-focused division with debt and the rest with equity, what WACC should it use for its liquor division? Assume a cost of debt of 5.1%, a risk-free rate of 3.3%, and a market risk premium of 6.3%. % Equity % Debt 96% 4% CoffeeStop BF Liquors 90% 10% Note: Assume that the firm will always be able to utilize its full interest tax shield. Beta 0.62 0.25 The weighted average cost of capital is %. (Round to two decimal places.)

CoffeeStop primarily sells coffee. It recently introduced a premium coffee-flavored liquor (BF Liquors). Suppose the firm faces a tax rate of 25% and collects the following information. If it plans to finance 10% of the new liquor-focused division with debt and the rest with equity, what WACC should it use for its liquor division? Assume a cost of debt of 5.1%, a risk-free rate of 3.3%, and a market risk premium of 6.3%. % Equity % Debt 96% 4% CoffeeStop BF Liquors 90% 10% Note: Assume that the firm will always be able to utilize its full interest tax shield. Beta 0.62 0.25 The weighted average cost of capital is %. (Round to two decimal places.)

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Chapter14: Capital Structure Management In Practice

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