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Weighted Average Cost of Capital at Combinations of Debt/Equity

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A firm's current balance sheet is as follows:

Assets
$100

Debt
$10

Equity
$90

What is the firm's weighted-average cost of capital at various combinations of debt and equity, given the following information?

Debt/Assets After-Tax Cost of Debt Cost of Equity Cost of Capital
0% 8% 12% ?
10 8 12 ?
20 8 12 ?
30 8 13 ?
40 9 14 ?
50 10 15 ?
60 12 16 ?

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