Ignoring taxes, Pewter & Glass has a weighted average cost of capital of 10.82 percent. The company can borrow at 7.4 percent. What is the cost of equity if the debt-equity ratio is. 68?

Cost of Equity = 13.15%

Explanation:

Debt-Equity Ratio Debt / Equity

Debt = 0.68 * Equity

Let Equity = x

Debt = 0.68x

Total = $1.68x

WACC = Respective Costs * Respective Weights

10.82 = (x/1.68x*Cost of equity) + (0.68x/1.68x*7.4)

10.82 = (Cost of equity/1.68) + 2.995238095

Cost of Equity = (10.82-2.995238095) * 1.68

Cost of Equity = 13.15%