(i) Unida Systems has 42 million shares outstanding trading for $10 per share. In addition, Unida has $94 million in outstanding debt. Suppose Unida’s equity cost of capital is 16%, its debt cost of capital is 8%, and the corporate tax rate is 35%.

a. What is Unida’s unlevered cost of capital?

b. What is Unida’s after-tax debt cost of capital?

c. What is Unida’s weighted average cost of capital?

(ii) 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 22% debt financed, and you anticipate its debt cost of capital will be 6%. If its corporate tax rate is 33%, what is your estimate of its WACC?