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An unlevered firm has a cost of capital of 12.46 percent and a tax rate of 35 percent. The firm is considering a new capital structure with 35 percent debt. The interest rate on the debt would be 6.68 percent. What would be the firm's levered cost of

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Answer:

Firm's levered cost of capital = 14.48% (Approx.)

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Cost of capital = 12.46 percent = 0.1246

Tax rate = 35 percent = 35%

New capital structure = 35 percent debt = 35%

Interest rate = 6.68 percent = 0.0668

Find:

Firm's levered cost of capital

Computation:

Firm's levered cost of capital = 0.1246 + [35% / (1 - 35%)](1 - 35%)(0.1246 - 0.0668)

Firm's levered cost of capital = 0.1448

Firm's levered cost of capital = 14.48% (Approx.)

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