Question

A firm has a capital structure with $14 in equity and $72 of debt. The cost of equity capital is 14.16% and the pretax cost of debt is 5.34%. If the marginal tax rate of the firm is 28.94% Compute the weighted average cost of capital of the firm.

Answer 1

Answer: 5.48%

Explanation:

Total capital = 14 + 72 = $86

Weight of equity = 14/86

Weight of debt = 72/86

WACC = (Weight of debt * Cost of debt * ( 1 - tax)) + (Weight of equity * cost of equity)

= (72/86 * 5.34% * (1 - 28.94%)) + (14/86 * 14.16%)

= 0.0317687776744186 + 0.02305116279

= 5.48%