Given the following information, calculate the weighted average cost of capital for Hamilton Corp. Line up the
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Percent of capital structure:
Debt ................ 35%
Preferred stock ............ 20
Common equity ............. 45
Additional information:
Bond coupon rate ............ 11%
Bond yield to maturity .......... 9%
Dividend, expected common ....... $ 5.00
Dividend, preferred .......... $ 12.00
Price, common ............ $ 60.00
Price, preferred ............ $106.00
Flotation cost, preferred ......... $ 4.50
Growth rate .............. 6%
Corporate tax rate ........... 35%
Cost Of Capital
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A coupon or coupon payment is the annual interest rate paid on a bond, expressed as a percentage of the face value and paid from issue date until maturity. Coupons are usually referred to in terms of the coupon rate (the sum of coupons paid in a... Maturity
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Foundations of Financial Management
ISBN: 978-1259194078
15th edition
Authors: Stanley Block, Geoffrey Hirt, Bartley Danielsen
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