A company has $650,000 of 10% debt outstanding and $500,000 of equity financing. The required return of the equity holders is 15% and there are no retained earnings currently available for investment purposes. If new outside equity is raised, it will cost the firm 16%. New debt would have before-tax cost of 9%, and the corporate tax rate is 50%. When calculating the marginal cost of capital, the company should assign a cost of <List A> B. C C. B D. D
to equity capital and <List B>
to the after-tax cost of debt financing.
A. A