The Gearing Company has an after-tax cost of debt capital of 4 percent, a cost of preferred
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The Gearing Company has an after-tax cost of debt capital of 4 percent, a cost of preferred stock of 8 percent, a cost of equity capital of 10 percent, and a weighted average cost of capital of 7 percent.
Gearing intends to maintain its current capital structure as it raises additional capital. In making its capital-budgeting decisions for the average-risk project, the relevant cost of capital is:
a. 4 percent.
c. 8 percent.
b. 7 percent.
d. 10 percent.
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Fundamentals Of Corporate Finance
ISBN: 9781119795438
5th Edition
Authors: Robert Parrino, David S. Kidwell, Thomas W. Bates
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