Cost of Debt/Equity Assignment
February 18th, 2020
Intro
Epson has one bond outstanding with a yield to maturity of 6% and a coupon rate of 8%. The company has no preferred stock. Epson’s beta is 1.5, the risk-free rate is 1% and the expected market risk premium is 6%. Epson has a target debt/equity ratio of 0.7 and a marginal tax rate of 34%.
Part 1
What is Epson’s (pre-tax) cost of debt?
Part 2
What is Epson’s cost of equity?
Part 3
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