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Kunitz Co. has no debt. Its cost of capital is 10.1 percent. Suppose Kunitz conv

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Question

Kunitz Co. has no debt. Its cost of capital is 10.1 percent. Suppose Kunitz converts to a debt-equity ratio of 1. The interest rate on the debt is 7.2 percent. Ignore taxes for this problem.

Requirement 2:

What is its new WACC? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

Kunitz Co. has no debt. Its cost of capital is 10.1 percent. Suppose Kunitz converts to a debt-equity ratio of 1. The interest rate on the debt is 7.2 percent. Ignore taxes for this problem.

Requirement 2:

What is its new WACC? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

Explanation / Answer

Kunitz Co. has no debt. Its cost of capital is 10.1 percent. Suppose Kunitz converts to a debt-equity ratio of 1. The interest rate on the debt is 7.2 percent. Ignore taxes for this problem.

New WACC = Weight of equity * Cost of equity + Weight of debt * Cost of debt

New WACC = 1/(1+1) * 10.1 + 1/2*7.2

New WACC = 8.65%