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A company has a cost of equity of 16% and a cost of debt of 8%.

If the WACC is 12% and the tax rate is 30%, what is the proportion of debt in the firm's capital structure?

  1. 38.46%
  2. 25.00%
  3. 61.54%
  4. 50.00%

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