Question

Western Electric has 31,500 shares of common stock outstanding at a price per share of $78 and a rate of return of 13.05 percent. The firm has 7,250 shares of 7.70 percent preferred stock outstanding at a price of $94.50 per share. The preferred stock has a par value of $100. The outstanding debt has a total face value of $401,000 and currently sells for 110.5 percent of face. The yield to maturity on the debt is 8.05 percent. What is the firm's weighted average cost of capital if the tax rate is 40 percent

Answer 1

WACC = 11.13%

Step-by-step explanation:

total market value common stocks = 31,500 x $78 = $2,457,000

total market value of preferred stock = 7,250 x $94.50 = $685,125

total market value of debt = $401,000 x 1.105 = $443,105

total = $3,575,230

Rcs = 13.05%

Rps = $7.70 / $94.50 = 8.15%

Rd = 8.05%

WACC = ($2,457,000/$3,575,230 x 13.05%) + ($685,125/$3,575,230 x 8.15%) + ($443,105/$3,575,230 x 8.05% x 60%) = 8.968% + 1.562% + 0.6% = 11.13%