after-tax weighted-average cost of capital

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Problem 14MC: The capital structure of Ridley Enterprises Is: Debt 40%, Equity 60%. The cost of debt is 13%, and...
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ABC Company’s cost of equity is 18%, its before-tax cost of debt is 8%, and its corporate tax rate is 40%. Given the following balance sheet, calculate the after-tax weighted-average cost of capital.

Assets                                                      Liabilities

Cash P 100                                      Accounts payable P 200

Accounts Receivable 400              Accrued taxes due 200

Inventories 200                               Long-term debt 400

Plant & equipment 1,300               Equity                       1,200

                             P2,000                                                   P2,000

A. 14.7% C. 9.7% B. 10.3% D. 16.8%

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