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Sandoz Corporation is estimating its WACC. The company has 50,000 semi-annual bonds outstanding with a 7.5% coupon rate, $1,000 par value, 15 years to maturity, selling for 98.1 percent of par. Sandoz has 1 million common shares outstanding, currently selling for $50 per share with a beta of 1.08. In addition, there are 150,000 shares of 8% preferred stock outstanding, currently trading for $100 per share.
The risk-free rate is 3% and the market risk premium is 11%. The marginal tax rate is 35%. Sandoz expects to pay a common share dividend of $4.44 during the next year and plans to increase it at an annual rate of 6% for the foreseeable future.
1. W hat is the firm's pre-tax cost of debt? After-tax cost of debt?
2. What is the firm's cost of preferred stock? Cost of common stock?
3. What is the firm's WACC?
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