Question

Mullineaux Corporation has a target capital structure of 70 percent common stock, 5 percent preferred stock, and 25 percent debt. Its cost of equity is 11 percent, the cost of preferred stock is 5 percent, and the pretax cost of debt is 7 percent. The relevant tax rate is 35 percent. What is Mullineaux WACC

Answer 1

Mullineaux Corporation

WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital):

WACC = (11% of 70%) + (5% of 5%) + (7% of 25%) (1 - 35%)

= 0.077 + 0.0025 + 0.0175(65%)

= 0.09087

= 9.1%

Step-by-step explanation:

Target Capital Structure:

Common stock = 70%

Preferred stock = 5%

Debt = 25%

Total = 100%

Cost of:

Equity = 11%

Preferred stock = 5%

Debt (pretax) = 7%

Tax rate = 35%

Mullineaux's WACC is the weighted average cost of its capital sources, including equity and debt. It means that Mullineaux Corporation has to weigh each class of capital based on their capital structure weights in order to calculate the average. This WACC therefore represents the hurdle rate which a project must meet for Mullineaux Corporation to accept or reject the project.