Green Goose Automation Company currently has no debt in its capital structure, but it is considering using some debt and reducing its outstanding equity. The firm's unlevered beta is 1.25, and its cost of equity is 11.75%. Because the firm has no debt in its capital structure, its weighted average cost of capital (WACC) also equals 11.75%. The risk-free rate of interest (IRF) is 3%, and the market risk premium (RP) is 7%. Green Goose's marginal tax rate is 35%. Green Goose is examining how different levels of debt will affect its costs of debt and equity, as well as its WACC. The firm has collected the financial information that follows to analyze its weighted average cost of capital (WACC). Complete the following table. E/Cap D/E Bond D/Cap Ratio Before-Tax Cost of Debt ra) Levered Beta (b) Cost of Equity ( rs) Ratio Ratio Rating WACC 0.0 1.0 0.00 1.25 11.75% 11.75% 0.2 0.8 0.25 A 8.4% 13.171% 11.629% 0.4 0.6 0.67 BBB 8.9% 1.792 15.544% 0.6 0.4 1.50 BB 11.1% 2.469 12.442% 0.8 0.2 14.3% 4.500 34.500% Green Goose Automation Company currently has no debt in its capital structure, but it is considering using some debt and reducing its outstanding equity. The firm's unlevered beta is 1.25, and its cost of equity is 11.75%. Because the firm has no debt in its capital structure, its weighted average cost of capital (WACC) also equals 11.75%. The risk-free rate of interest (IRF) is 3%, and the market risk premium (RP) is 7%. Green Goose's marginal tax rate is 35%. Green Goose is examining how different levels of debt will affect its costs of debt and equity, as well as its WACC. The firm has collected the financial information that follows to analyze its weighted average cost of capital (WACC). Complete the following table. E/Cap D/E Bond D/Cap Ratio Before-Tax Cost of Debt ra) Levered Beta (b) Cost of Equity ( rs) Ratio Ratio Rating WACC 0.0 1.0 0.00 1.25 11.75% 11.75% 0.2 0.8 0.25 A 8.4% 13.171% 11.629% 0.4 0.6 0.67 BBB 8.9% 1.792 15.544% 0.6 0.4 1.50 BB 11.1% 2.469 12.442% 0.8 0.2 14.3% 4.500 34.500%