Your firm has a debt-equity ratio of 0.60. Your cost of equityis 11 percent and your after-tax cost of debt is 7 percent. Whatwill your cost of equity be if the target capital structurebecomes a 50/50 mix of debt and equity?

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Your firm has a debt-equity ratio of 0.60. Your cost of equity
is 11 percent and your after-tax cost of debt is 7 percent. What
will your cost of equity be if the target capital structure
becomes a 50/50 mix of debt and equity? 

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