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Gulf Coast Tours Currently Has a Weighted Average Cost of Capital

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Gulf Coast Tours currently has a weighted average cost of capital of 11.3 percent based on a combination of debt and equity financing.The firm has no preferred stock.The current debt-equity ratio is 0.58 and the aftertax cost of debt is 6.4 percent.The company just hired a new president who is considering eliminating all debt financing.All else constant,what will the firm's cost of capital be if the firm switches to an all-equity firm?


A) 10.45 percent
B) 12.62 percent
C) 12.89 percent
D) 13.37 percent
E) 14.32 percent

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