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Delta Corporation has the following capital structure: Cost (aftertax) Weights Weighted Cost Debt ( K d ) 6.6 % 20 % 1.32 % Preferred stock

Delta Corporation has the following capital structure:

Cost (aftertax)

Weights

Weighted Cost

Debt (Kd)

6.6

%

20

%

1.32

%

Preferred stock (Kp)

11.2

10

1.12

Common equity (Ke) (retained earnings)

11.2

70

7.84

Weighted average cost of capital (Ka)

10.28

%

a. If the firm has $49 million in retained earnings, at what size capital structure will the firm run out of retained earnings? (Enter your answer in millions of dollars (e.g., $10 million should be entered as "10").)

b. The 6.6 percent cost of debt referred to earlier applies only to the first $23 million of debt. After that the cost of debt will go up. At what size capital structure will there be a change in the cost of debt? (Enter your answer in millions of dollars (e.g., $10 million should be entered as "10").)

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