Problem:
Philanthropic Corporation 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.
Required:
Question: All else constant, what will the firm's cost of capital be if the firm switches to an all-equity firm?
Note: Show supporting computations in good form.