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Johnson Industries finances its projects with 40 percent debt,
10 percent preferred stock, and 50 percent common stock.
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 The company can issue bonds at a yield to maturity of 7.5 percent.  | 
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 The cost of preferred stock is 9 percent.  | 
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 The company's common stock currently sells for $31 a share.  | 
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 The company's dividend has just paid $2.00 a share (D0 = $2.00), and is expected to grow at a constant rate of 8 percent per year.  | 
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 Assume that the flotation cost on debt and preferred stock is zero, and no new stock will be issued.  | 
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 The company's tax rate is 30 percent.  | 
What is the company's weighted average cost of capital (WACC)?
Express your answer in percentage (without the % sign) and round it
to two decimal places.