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The following financial statement data pertains to Outside, Inc., a manufacturer of men's outerware (dollar amounts in millions):
 Total Assets $145,782 Interest-Bearing Debt$30,659 Average Pre-tax borrowing cost 9.25% Common Equity:  Book Value $22,515 Market Value$60,843 Income Tax Rate 42% Market Equity Beta 0.88 Market Premium 8.5%Risk-free interest rate 2.4%\begin{array}{llcc} \text { Total Assets } &\$145,782 \\ \text { Interest-Bearing Debt} &\$30,659\\ \text { Average Pre-tax borrowing cost } &9.25\%\\ \text { Common Equity: } &\\ \text { Book Value } &\$22,515\\ \text { Market Value} &\$60,843\\ \text { Income Tax Rate } &42\% \\ \text { Market Equity Beta } &0.88\\ \text { Market Premium } &8.5\%\\ \text {Risk-free interest rate } &2.4\%\\\end{array}
Required:
a. Calculate the company s cost of equity capital.
b. Calculate the weight on debt capit al that should be used to determine Outside'sweightech-average cost of capital.
c. Calculate the weight on equity capital that should be used to determine Outside'sweighted-average cost of capital.
d. Calculate Outside's weighted-average cost of capital.

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