Now if the company had issued 6% debt of Rs 7,00,000 instead of Rs 5,00,000 the position have been as follows: EBIT 2,00,000 Less: Interest (6% of Rs 7,00,000) 42,000 Net Profit (EBT) 1,58,000 Cost of Equity ( Ke ) 10% Value of Equity (158,000/0.10) 15,80,000 Value of Debt 7,00,000 Total Value of Firm 22,80,000 Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) = 2,00,000 /2280000= 0.087 or 8.7% So, if 6% debt is increased from Rs 5,00,000 to Rs 7,00,000 the value of firm increases from Rs 22,00,000 to Rs 22,80,000 and WACC decreases from 9% to 8.7%