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Easy Car Corp. is a grocery store located in the Southwest. It paid an annual dividend of $4.00 last year to its shareholders and plans to increase the dividend annually at the rate of 4.0%. It currently has 2,000,000 common shares outstanding. The shares currently sell for $10 each. Five years ago, Easy Car Corp. issued 10,000 semiannual 21-year bonds with a coupon rate of 9% and a par value of $1,000. The bonds currently have a yield to maturity (YTM) of 14%. What is the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for Easy Car Corp. if the corporate tax rate is 30%?