F. Pierce Products Inc. is considering changing its capital structure. F. Pierce currently has no debt and no preferred stock, but it would like to add some debt to take advantage of low interest rates and the tax shield. Its investment banker has indicated that the pre-tax cost of debt under various possible capital structures would be as follows:

Market Debt-to-Value Ratio	Market Equity-to-Value Ratio	Market Debt-to-Equity Ratio (D/S)	Before-Tax Cost of Debt
0.0	1.0	0.00	6.0%
0.2	0.8	0.25	7.0
0.4	0.6	0.67	8.0
0.6	0.4	1.50	9.0
0.8	0.2	4.00	10.0

F. Pierce uses the CAPM to estimate its cost of common equity, and at the time of the analysis the risk-free rate is 5%, the market risk premium is 6%, and the companys tax rate is 40%. F. Pierce estimates that its beta now (which is unlevered because it currently has no debt) is 0.8.

1.What is the firms optimal capital structure, and what would be the weighted average cost of capital at the optimal capital structure? (Show all process / Steps leading to the choices)