单选题 Deconal Corporation has assets on its balance sheet of $200 million that are financed with 60% equity and 40% debt. The executive management team at Deconal is considering a major expansion that would require raising additional capital. David, the CFO of Deconal, has put together the following schedule for the costs of equity and debt:
amount of new equity
(in millions)
cost of equity amount of new debt
(in millions)
after-tax cost of debt
0~99
100~179
180~299
7.2%
7.5%
8.0%
0~49
50~99
100~199
3.4%
4.0%
4. 6%
In a presentation to Deconal"s Board of Directors, David makes the following statements:
Statement A: If we maintain our target capital structure of 60% equity and 40% debt, the break point at which our cost of equity will increase to 7.5% is $280 million in new capital.
Statement B: If we want to finance total assets of $600 million, our marginal cost of capital will increase to 6.64%.
Are David"s statements correct or incorrect?
Statement A Statement B
① correct incorrect
② incorrect correct
③ incorrect incorrect
【正确答案】 B
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