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 9 %. However, the new business will be 27% debt financed, and you anticipate its debt cost of capital will be 5%. If its corporate tax rate is 32 %, what is your estimate of its WACC?
A. The equity cost of capital is % (Round to one decimal place.)
B. WACC (Round to two decimal places)