The WACC for a firm is 19.75 percent. You know that the firm is financed with $75 million of equity and $25 million of debt. The cost of debt capital is 7 percent. What is the cost of equity for the firm?

a. 19.75%

b. 24.00%

c. 32.50%

d. 58.00%

b. 24.00%

Explanation:

The formula to compute WACC is shown below:

WACC = Weightage of debt * cost of debt + (Weightage of common stock) * (cost of common stock)

19.75% = (0.25 * 7%) + (0.75 * cost of equity)

19.75% = 1.75% + (0.75 * cost of equity)

18% = (0.75 * cost of equity)

So, the cost of equity would be = 24%

Weighted of debt = ($25 million : $100 million) = 0.25

And, the weighted of common stock = (Common stock : total firm)

= $75 million : $100 million

= 0.75