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Estimating Cost of Capital Measures Sprint Nextel Corporation (S) has $24.3 billion in total debt (which approximates its market value.) Each year this debt costs the company about $1.5 billion in interest expense. The company's market capitalization approximates $17.2 billion, its market beta is estimated 2.12, and its marginal tax rate is 35%. Assume that the risk-free rate equals 5.3% and the market premium equals 5.7%. Rounding Instructions: Do not round until your final answers. Round answers to one decimal place. (a) Estimate Sprint Nextel's cost of debt capital.

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