EBK FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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Chapter 16, Problem 19QP
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To compute: The weighted average cost of capital when tax rate is 35%.
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To compute: The Company’s cost of capital if it is exempted from corporate tax.
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Market Value of Equity: $520
Book Value of Debt: $130
Required rate of return on equity: 12%
Required rate of return on debt (pre-tax): 7%
Corporate tax rate: 25%
The company's debt is assumed to be is reasonably safe, so the book value of debt is a reasonably approximation for the market value of debt.
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