Debt – 7,000 6 percent coupon bonds outstanding, $1,000 par value, 25 years to maturity selling...

Debt – 7,000 6 percent coupon bonds outstanding, $1,000 par value, 25 years to maturity selling for 106 percent of par; the bonds make semi-annual payments

Preferred shares – 15,000 shares paying a dividend of $3.65 per preferred shares outstanding currently selling at $72 per share

Common shares - 300,000 common shares outstanding, selling at $55 per share.

Corporate Tax Rate: 35%

Year	Risk free rate (R_f)	Return from the market (R_m)	Beta
2016	1.81	12.3	1.20
2015	1.75	15.5	1.5
2014	1.70	35.2	1.42
2013	1.80	(33.1)	1.33
2012	1.92	9.83	1.4
2011	1.87	17.2	1.5
2010	1.88	24.1	1.45
2009	1.90	14.5	1.2
2008	1.85	(10.2)	1.6
2007	1.77	8.3	1.25

- Calculate the average Risk free rate (R_f), Return from the market (R_m) and beta (β) from data collected in the last ten years in Table 1.

- Calculate the market value of each component of the capital structure of the company.

-Calculate the cost of debt, cost of preferred shares and cost of common shares. Note: Use CAPM for the cost of common shares using your averages for R_f, R_m and Beta

-Calculate the weighted average cost of capital

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