Business, 19.12.2019 22:31 natalie2sheffield

Faris currently has a capital structure of 40 percent debt and 60 percent equity, but is considering a new product that will be produced and marketed by a separate division. the new division will have a capital structure of 70 percent debt and 30 percent equity. faris has a current beta of 1.1, but is not sure what the beta for the new division will be. amx is a firm that produces a product similar to the product under consideration by faris. amx has a beta of 1.6, a capital structure of 40 percent debt and 60 percent equity and a marginal tax rate of 40 percent. faris' tax rate is 40 percent. what will be faris' weighted cost of capital for this new division if the after-tax cost of debt is 7 percent, the risk-free rate is 8 percent, and the market risk premium is 5 percent?

a. 12.15%

b. 11.41%

c. 18.15%

d. 14.27%

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