Leverage and Capital Structure: Delta Mowers Example
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Delta Mowers has a debt-equity ratio of 1.2. Its WACC is 10.1 percent and its cost of debt is 7.5 percent. There is no corporate tax. What is the firm's cost of equity capital?
a) 12.60
b) 13.22
c) 13.83
d) 14.29
e. 14.80
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