1.Answer questions 1-4 based on the information provided here:

NechMenTin, Inc., has given the following information to you.They want you to calculate their weighted average cost of capital.The company has always followed their ideal capital structure which the management insists is 40% debt and 60% equity capital.The company can issue bonds for 9% coupon rate.The interest is paid semi-annually.The bonds have 22 years to maturity.The bonds can be issued to net the company $835.42.The company's marginal tax rate is 40%.For cost of equity, the company uses the CAPM based on SML.The risk free rate in the market is 8% and the market rate of return is 14%.The company has a beta of 1.1.

Based on the information provided above, what is NechMenTin'sbefore tax cost of debt?

(Points : 3)

11%

12%

10%

8%

Question 2.

2.What is NechMenTin's after-tax cost of debt?

(Points : 3)

6.6%

7.2%

6%

4.8%

Question 3.

3.What is the NechMenTin company's cost of equity capital using the CAPM?

(Points : 3)

9.6%

8%

14.6%

12.99%

Question 4.

4.A. Roul, a new investment banker contends that the company's cost of capital is 8.6%.Based on the answers from the three questions above, what isthe actual weighted average cost of capitalfor NechMenTin, Inc?

(Points : 3)

10.02%

11.40

12.86%

14%