A firm has a capital structure with $30 million in equity and $90 million of debt. The cost of equity capital is 10% and the pretax cost of debt is 6%. If the marginal tax rate of the firm is 30%, compute the weighted average cost of capital of the firm.

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The WACC is calculated as: WACC = (E/V) * Re + (D/V) * Rd * (1-Tc), where E = equity, D = debt, V = E + D, Re = cost of equity, Rd = cost of debt, and Tc = tax rate. Here, E = $30M, D = $90M, V = $120M, Re = 10%, Rd = 6%, Tc = 30%. WACC = (30/120)*10% + (90/120)*6%*(1-0.3) = 2.5% + 3.15% = 5.65%, approximately 5.7%.

A Firm Has a Capital Structure with $30 Million in Equity