ABC wishes to estimate its cost of capital. The Current capital structure is 40% debt, 10% preferred
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ABC wishes to estimate its cost of capital. The Current capital structure is 40% debt, 10% preferred and 50% common equity. The debt's ytm is 8.3% Preferred has a par of $70, and 8% dividend, and sells for $76. Beta is 1.05.
The risk free rate is 4%, and the market return is 11.4%. The tax rate is 40%.
(1) What are the pretax component cost of capital?
(2) Which one should be used for investment decisions?
(3) What is the WACC (3) before and (4) after taxes?
Capital structure refers to a company’s outstanding debt and equity. The capital structure is the particular combination of debt and equity used by a finance its overall operations and growth. Capital structure maximizes the market value of a...
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