Problem 16-13 Calculating WACC
Navarro Corporation has no debt but can borrow at 6.7 percent. The firm's WACC is
currently 8.9 percent and the tax rate is 25 percent.
a. What is the company's cost of equity? (Do not round intermediate calculations
and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
b. If the firm converts to 40 percent debt, what will its cost of equity be? (Do not
round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to
2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
c. If the firm converts to 65 percent debt, what will its cost of equity be? (Do not
round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to
2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
d-1. If the firm converts to 40 percent debt, what is the company's WACC? (Do not
round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to
2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
d-2. If the firm converts to 65 percent debt, what is the company's WACC? (Do not
round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2
decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
☑ Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
a. Cost of equity 8.90 %
b. Cost of equity 10.00 %
c. Cost of equity 12.11 %
d-1. WACC 8.01 %
d-2. WACC 7.51 %