9. Samiul lent money to My Corner Deli by purchasing bonds issued by the store. The rate of return that he and the other lenders require is referred to as the: Nathan a. cost of debt. est Holo b. weighted average cost of capital. C. subjective cost. ODA d. cost of equity. The weighted average cost of capital is defined as the weighted average of a firm's: a. return on its investments. b. cost of equity and its after-tax cost of debt. pretax cost of debt and equity securities. d. bond coupon rates