Which of the following statements is CORRECT?a. WACC calculations should be based on the before-tax costs of all the individual capital components.b. Flotation costs associated with issuing new common stock normally reduce the WACC.c. If a company's tax rate increases, then, all else equal, its weighted average cost of capital will decline.d. An increase in the risk-free rate will normally lower the marginal costs of both debt and equity financing.e. A change in a company's target capital structure cannot affect its WACC.

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Answer: Option C

         

Explanation: Weighted average cost of capital refers to the return that a company is expected to pay all its security holders for bearing the risk of investing in the company. It includes the return for all securities like debt,equity and preference.

As we know that cost of debt is calculated after deducting for the tax, then we can conclude that if the tax increases the cost of debt will a decrease resulting in decrease in WACC overall.

Hence the correct option is C.

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