The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the ABC Company is interested to identify the cost of capital and value of the company. Currently, the ABC is an all-equity company. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the company is expected to be $86,015 forever, and the cost of capital is currently 15.39 percent. The corporate tax rate applicable to this company is 34.1 percent. Suppose ABC floats a $32,908 debt issue and uses the proceeds to reduce share capital. The interest rate is 11.55 percent.

Calculate the cost of equity of ABC after the debt issue.