Wail Inc. is currently a firm that has 2 million shares of stock outstanding with a market price of $25 a share and outstanding debt of $30 million. The debt interest rate is 10%. Its cost of equity is 17 percent and the tax rate is 35 percent. For some reason related to one of the controlling shareholders’ preference, the company wants to get rid of all its debt. After recapitalization, what is the cost of equity?
Wail Inc. is currently a firm that has 2 million shares of stock outstanding with a market price of $25 a share and outstanding debt of $30 million. The debt interest rate is 10%. Its cost of equity is 17 percent and the tax rate is 35 percent. For some reason related to one of the controlling shareholders’ preference, the company wants to get rid of all its debt. After recapitalization, what is the cost of equity?
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