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A company has ROA of 10%, financed 50% debt / 50% equity at 5% cost of debt. What's the cost of equity?

Answer

ROA approximates WACC (in steady state, since ROA = return on all capital). WACC = (E/V) × Ke + (D/V) × Kd.

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