Alabaster Incorporated wants to be levered at a debt to value ratio of .6 . The cost of debt is 9%. the tax rate is 35% and the cost of equity for an all equity firm is 12%. What will be Alabaster's cost of equity? ( Please show all work and show the answer as a percentage)

14.925%

Explanation:

Cost of equity = Unlevered Cost of Equity + (Unlevered Cost of Equity - Cost of debt)*Debt to value ratio / (1-debt to value ratio)*(1-Tax rate)

Cost of equity = 12% + (12%-9%)*0.6/(1 - 0.6)*(1 - 35%)

Cost of equity = 0.12 + 0.018/0.4*0.65

Cost of equity = 0.12 + 0.02925

Cost of equity = 0.14925

Cost of equity = 14.925%

So, Alabaster's cost of equity will be 14.925%.

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