Assume that you have been hired as a consultant by Clabber Girl,
a major producer of home kitchen goods, to estimate the firm's
weighted average cost of capital. The balance sheet and some other
information are provided below.
Liabilities and Equity (Reduced for simplicity; shows
book-values only)
Long-term debt (40,000 bonds, $1,000 par value)
$40,000,000
Common stock (10,000,000 shares)
$30,000,000
The stock is currently selling for $15.25 per share, and its
noncallable $1,000 par value, 20-year, 1.70% bonds with semiannual...