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Calculate the weighted average cost of capital for a company given the following:
Dividend expected in year one: $1.62/share
Expected dividend growth rate in perpetuity: 3.5%/year
Current market price of company’s common stock: $13.00/share
Company’s debt is in the form of 7-year, 11% (annual) bonds with a face value of $1,000 per bond. Current market value of bonds is $1,058.81/bond
Number of common stocks outstanding: 21,000,000
Market value of debt and equity combined: $420 million
The company’s marginal tax rate: 35%
Calculate the weighted average cost of capital for a company given the following:
Risk-free rate: 3.20%
The market risk premium: 12.40%
Common stock’s beta: 1.35
Company’s debt is in the form of 6-year, 8.6% bonds (semi-annual), face value of $1,000, selling for $946.52.
The company’s finances its needed capital with 30% debt.
The company’s marginal tax rate: 30%