What is the WACC with 50% equity at 10% and 50% debt at 6%, taxed at 25%?
7.25%
With 50% equity costing 10% and 50% debt costing 6% before a 25% tax shield, the weighted average cost of capital is 7.25%.
How it is worked out
Weight each source of capital by its share of the total, then blend the costs. Debt is multiplied by (1 − tax rate) because interest is deductible; equity is not.
(50% × 10%) + (50% × 6% × (1 − 25%)) = 7.25%
The tax shield takes debt's effective cost from 6% to 4.5%.
Open the full WACC calculator to use your own figures.
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Questions
- What is the WACC with 50% equity at 10% and 50% debt at 6%, taxed at 25%?
- With 50% equity costing 10% and 50% debt costing 6% before a 25% tax shield, the weighted average cost of capital is 7.25%. (50% × 10%) + (50% × 6% × (1 − 25%)) = 7.25%.
- How is this worked out?
- Weight each source of capital by its share of the total, then blend the costs. Debt is multiplied by (1 − tax rate) because interest is deductible; equity is not.
- Can I use my own figures?
- Yes — the WACC calculator takes any values and shows the full result.