The Beta Corporation has an optimal debt ratio of 40 percent. Its cost of equity capital is 12 percent, and its before-tax borrowing rate is 8 percent. Given a marginal tax rate of 30 percent. Required: a. Calculate the weighted-average cost of capital. b. Calculate the cost of equity for an equivalent all-equity financed firm.

The Beta Corporation has an optimal debt ratio of 40 percent. Its cost of equity capital is 12 percent, and its before-tax borrowing rate is 8 percent. Given a marginal tax rate of 30 percent. Required: a. Calculate the weighted-average cost of capital. b. Calculate the cost of equity for an equivalent all-equity financed firm.

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