Corporate Finance (4th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance) - Standalone book
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ISBN: 9780134083278
Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 38P
Suppose you have outstanding debt with an 8% interest rate that can be repaid any time, and the interest rate on U.S. Treasuries is only 5%. You plan to repay your debt using any cash that you don’t invest elsewhere. Until your debt is repaid, what cost of capital should you use when evaluating a new risk-free investment opportunity? Why?
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Corporate Finance (4th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance) - Standalone book
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