You would like to estimate the weighted average cost of capital
You would like to estimate the weighted average cost of capital for a new
airline business. Based on its industry asset beta, you have already estimated an unlevered cost of capital for the firm of 10%. However, the new business will be 28% debt financed, and you anticipate its debt cost of capital will be 5%. If its corporate tax rate is 39%, what is your estimate of its WACC?
The equity cost of capital is ——-%. (Round to one decimal place.