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WACC
Williams, Inc., has compiled the following information on its
financing costs:
Type of Financing |
Book Value |
Market Value |
Cost |
Short-term debt |
$12,000,000 |
$12,500,000 |
4.1% |
Long-term debt |
20,000,000 |
23,000,000 |
7.2 |
Common stock |
9,000,000 |
54,000,000 |
13.8 |
Total |
$41,000,000 |
$89,500,000 |
The company is in the 21 percent tax bracket and has a target debt-equity ratio of 60 percent. The target short-term debt/long-term debt ratio is 20 percent.
a. What is the company's weighted average cost of capital using
book value weights?
b. What is the company's weighted average cost of capital using
market value weights?
c. What is the company's weighted average cost of capital using
target capital structure weights?
d. What is the difference between WACCs? Which is the correct
WACC to use for project evaluation?
Show all the steps and don't round off calculations.