Ripple Wine Merchants has 10,700 shares of stock outstanding at a price per share of $63. The risk-free rate is 2.8% and the expected market return is 9.8% Ripple has a beta of 1.59. The company also has 320 bonds outstanding, with a par value of $1000 per bond. The after-tax cost of debt is 5.89% and the bonds sell for 93.6% of par. What is the firm's WACC if the tax rate is 21%? O O Multiple Choice 9.44% 9.52% 9.78% 9.04% 9.14%

Ripple Wine Merchants has 10,700 shares of stock outstanding at a price per share of $63. The risk-free rate is 2.8% and the expected market return is 9.8% Ripple has a beta of 1.59. The company also has 320 bonds outstanding, with a par value of $1000 per bond. The after-tax cost of debt is 5.89% and the bonds sell for 93.6% of par. What is the firm's WACC if the tax rate is 21%? O O Multiple Choice 9.44% 9.52% 9.78% 9.04% 9.14%

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