Question

You were hired as a consultant to the ABC Company, whose target capital structure is 35% debt, 10% preferred, and 55% common equity. The interest rate on new debt is 6.50%, the yield on the preferred is 6.00%, the cost of equity is 11.25%, and the tax rate is 40%. What is ABC's WACC

Answer 1

8.15%

Step-by-step explanation:

The weighted average cost of capital is the sum of costs of different sources of finance multiplied by their respective weights as shown by the formula below:

WACC=(cost of equity*weight of equity)+(cost of preferred stock*weight of preferred stock)+(after-tax cost of debt*weight of debt)

cost of equity=11.25%

weight of equity=55%

cost of preferred stock=6.00%

weight of preferred stock=10%

after-tax cost of debt=6.50%*(1-40%)=3.90%

weight of debt=35%

WACC=(11.25%*55%)+(6.00%*10%)+(3.90%*35%)

WACC=8.15%