Answer:
weighted average cost of capital = 7.4%
Explanation:
given data
debt = $30 million
equity = $55 million
after-tax cost of debt = 6 percent
cost of equity = 9 percent
tax rate = 25 percent
solution
we get here weighted average cost of capital that is express as
weighted average cost of capital = weighted Cost of equity + weighted Cost (After tax) of debts. .....................1
here weighted Cost of equity is
weighted Cost of equity = weight × Specific cost % (after tax) ...........2
weighted Cost of equity = [tex]\frac{55}{85}[/tex] × 9 %
weighted Cost of equity = 5.82%
and
weighted Cost (After tax) of debts is
weighted Cost (After tax) of debts = [tex]\frac{30}{85}[/tex] × 6 (1 - 0.25)
weighted Cost (After tax) of debts = 1.58 %
so
weighted average cost of capital = 5.82% + 1.58 %
weighted average cost of capital = 7.4%