Consider a project with free cash flows in one year of $90,000 in a weak economy or $117,000 in astrong economy, with each outcome being equally likely. The initial investment required for theproject is $80,000, and the project's cost of capital is 15%. The risk-free interest rate is 5%.Suppose that to raise the funds for the initial investment the firm borrows $40,000 at the risk-freerate and issues new equity to cover the remainder. In this situation, the cost of capital for the firm'slevered equity is closest to:

A company's average after-tax cost of capital from all sources, including common stock, preferred…

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