26) Can i please get help with this practice question. Company U and company L are identical in every respect except company U is unlevered and company L has$8,000,000 perpetual debt with an interest rate of 4%. Both companies are expecting to have an EBIT of $1,200,000 inperpetuity and all earnings will be immediately distributed to common shareholders. Company U has a cost of equity of6%. Assume that all Modigliani and Miller assumptions are satisfied. Calculate the cost of equity for the levered firmaccording to MM proposition Il without taxes.(Do not round intermediate calculations. Round the final answer to 2decimal places. Omit the % sign in your response. For example, an answer of 15.39% should be entered as 15.39.)Numeric Response

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