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The Clarion Pop Corporation has the following items on their income and balance sheets (values in tables are in thousands:
Balance Sheet Items
(Assets)
Last Year | Two Years Ago | |
Cash | 440 | 460 |
Accounts Receivable | 500 | 510 |
Inventory | 283 | 286 |
Total Current Assets | ||
Fixed Assets | 5300 | 4920 |
Depreciation | 2325 | 2061 |
Net Fixed Assets |
Balance Sheet Items
(Liabilities)
Accounts Payable | 540 | 500 |
Notes Payable | 81 | 99 |
Total Current Liabilities | ||
Long Term Liabilities | 1080 | 960 |
Total Liabilities | ||
Preferred Stock | 1135 | 1135 |
Common Stock | 3330 | 3330 |
Retained Earnings | 1380 | 1000 |
Total Liabilities and Equity |
Income Statement Items
Past Year | Two Years Ago | |
Sales | 3160 | 2800 |
Cost of Goods Sold | 1800 | 1610 |
Operating Expenses | 575 | 545 |
Interest (Paid L/T Debt) | 59 | 90 |
Taxes Paid | 86 | 77 |
Preferred Stock Dividends Paid | 76 | 22 |
What is the Weighted average cost of capital for last year for Clarion Pop if the rate on the common stock is 10.00%?
Express your answer as .xxxx.
(Hint: First Calculate the Percentages of Common Stock, Preferred Stock, and Long-Term Debt. Do not include Retained Earnings. Net compute the rate [percentage cost] for Long-Term Debt and Preferred Stock. Then compute the weighted average.)
Step 1: Calculate Percentages (Weights) of Common Stock, Preferred Stock and Long Term Debt
The percentages of common stock, preferred stock and long term debt are calculated as below:
Total Value = Value of Common Stock + Value of Preferred Stock + Value of Long Term Debt = 1,080 + 1,135 + 3,330 = $5,545
Common Stock Percentage = Value of Common Stock/Total Value*100 = 3,330/5,545*100 = 60.05%
Preferred Stock Percentage = Value of Preferred Stock/Total Value*100 = 1,135/5,545*100 = 20.47%
Long Term Debt Percentage = Value of Long Term Debt/Total Value*100 = 1,080/5,545*100 = 19.48%
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Step 2: Calculate Percentage Cost of Long Term Debt and Preferred Stock
The value of percentage cost of debt and preferred stock is arrived as below:
Percentage Cost of Long Term Debt = Interest Paid/Value of Long Term Debt*100 = 59/1,080*100 = 5.46%
Percentage Cost of Preferred Stock = Preferred Dividends Paid/Value of Preferred Stock*100 = 76/1,135*100 = 6.70%
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Step 3: Calculate Weighted Average Cost of Capital
The weighted average cost of capital is determined as below:
Weighted Average Cost of Capital = Long-Term Debt Percentage*Percentage Cost of Debt + Preferred Stock Percentage*Percentage Cost of Preferred Cost + Common Stock Percentage*Percentage Cost of Common Stock = 19.48%*5.46% + 20.47%*6.70% + 60.05%*10% = 8.44% (answer)