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Long-term debt $700 million Preferred stock 10 million shares at $42 per share Common stock 30 million shares at $109 per share
Costs of debt and equity are as follow: Before-tax cost of debt 7% Cost of preferred stock 9% Cost of equity 14% Tax rate 20% What is cost of capital for FCX? Cost of capital = __________%
Compute the after-tax cost of debt, using the equation as shown below:
After-tax cost of debt = Cost of debt before tax*(1 – Tax rate)
= 7%*(1 – 0.20)
= 5.60%
Hence, the after-tax cost of debt is 5.60%.
Compute the preference capital, using the equation as shown below:
Preference capital = Shares outstanding*Share price
= 10 million*$42
= $420 million
Hence, the preference capital is $420 million.
Compute the common stock capital, using the equation as shown below:
Common stock = Shares outstanding*Share price
= 30 million*$109
= $3,270 million
Hence, the common stock capital is $3,270 million.
Compute the cost of capital, using MS-excel as shown below:
The result of the above excel table is as follows:
Hence, the cost of capital is 12.1822%.