Rumolt Motors has 13 million shares outstanding with a price of ($17) per share. In addition, Rumolt

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Rumolt Motors has 13 million shares outstanding with a price of \($17\) per share. In addition, Rumolt has issued bonds with a total current market value of \($313\) million. Suppose Rumolt’s equity cost of capital is 15%, and its debt cost of capital is 10%.

a. What is Rumolt’s pretax weighted average cost of capital?

b. If Rumolt’s corporate tax rate is 21%, what is its after-tax weighted average cost of capital?

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Corporate Finance

ISBN: 9781292446318

6th Global Edition

Authors: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo

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