Suppose ALK Company needs $13.8 million to build a new assem…
Suppose ALK Company needs $13.8 million to build a new assembly line. The target debt-equity ratio is .48. The flotation cost for new equity is 9.6 percent, but the floatation cost for debt is only 5.1 percent. What is the true cost of building the new assembly line after taking flotation costs into account?