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Gamesys has a cost of equity of 12.84 percent and a pretax cost of debt of...

Gamesys has a cost of equity of 12.84 percent and a pretax cost of debt of 6.7 percent. The debt-equity ratio is 1.40 and the tax rate is 25 percent. What is the company's unlevered cost of capital?

9.03%

9.28%

9.46%

9.59%

9.70%

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Answer:- Correct answer is 9.70%

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Pre Tax cost of Debt = 6.7%

Tax Rate = 25%

Therefore , Post tax Cost of Debt = 6.7% *(1-25%)

Post tax Cost of Debt = 5.025%

Cost of Equity = 12.84%

Levered cost of Captital = Cost of Debt* Debt equity ratio + Cost of Equity

= 5.025% *1.40 + 12.84%  

= 7.035% + 12.84%

= 19.875%

Leavered Cost of Capital = Unlevered Cost of Captal [1+(1-Tax)*Debt / Equity ]

19.875% = Unlevered cost of Capital * [1+(1-25%)*1.40]

19.875% = Unlevered Cost of Capital * [1+1.05]

Unlevered Cost of Capital = 19.875% / 2.05 = 9.70%

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