Acetate, Inc., has equity with a market value of $24 million and debt with a market value of $9.6 million. The cost of debt is 10 percent per year. Treasury bills that mature in one year yield 6 percent per year, and the expected return on the market portfolio is 11 percent. The beta of Acetates equity is 1.25. The firm pays no taxes.

a. What is Acetates debt-equity ratio? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

Debtequity ratio

b. What is the firms weighted average cost of capital? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

Weighted average cost of capital %

c. What is the cost of capital for an otherwise identical all-equity firm? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

Cost of capital %