ABC Inc. desires to maintain a capital structure of 80% equity and 20% debt. They currently have

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ABC Inc. desires to maintain a capital structure of 80% equity and 20% debt. They currently have an effective tax rate of 30%. The company's cost of equity capital is 12%. To obtain their debt financing, they issue bonds with an interest rate of 10%. What is the company's weighted average cost of capital?
a. 8.0%
b. 10.4%
c. 11.0%
d. 11.6%
Capital Structure
Capital structure refers to a company’s outstanding debt and equity. The capital structure is the particular combination of debt and equity used by a finance its overall operations and growth. Capital structure maximizes the market value of a...
Cost Of Equity
The cost of equity is the return a company requires to decide if an investment meets capital return requirements. Firms often use it as a capital budgeting threshold for the required rate of return. A firm's cost of equity represents the...
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Horngrens Cost Accounting A Managerial Emphasis

ISBN: 978-0134475585

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Authors: Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan

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