The DEF Company is planning a $64 million expansion. The expansion is to be financed by selling $25.6 million in new debt and $38.4 million in new common stock. The before-tax required rate of return on debt is 0.075 and the required rate of return on equity is 0.148. If the company has a marginal tax rate of 0.30, what is the firm's cost of capital?

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