Question

What is the weighted average cost of capital if a business has a cost of equity of 11%, a yield on debt of 6%, a tax rate of 30%, 100 million market value of debt, and 250 million market value of equity

Answer 1

Answer:

9.028 %

Explanation:

weighted average cost of capital = cost of equity x weight of equity + cost of debt x weight of debt

where,

cost of equity = 11 %

cost of debt (consider after tax) = 6% x (1 - 0.30) = 4.20 %

weight of equity = 250 million ÷ 350 million = 0.71

weight of debt = 100 million ÷ 350 million = 0.29

therefore,

weighted average cost of capital = 11 % x 0.71 + 4.20 % x 0.29

                                                       = 9.028 %