You are given the following information about a firm and the equity-debt structure of this firm:

i) The amount of long-term outstanding debt is 150,000.

ii) The debt is risk-free and is financed at an interest rate of 7%.

iii) Number of shares of common stock is 40,000.

iv) The price per share is 15.

v) The stock's beta is 1.2.

vi) The expected market return is 14%.

Calculate the firm's before-tax cost of capital