Johnny Cake Ltd. has ten million shares of stock outstanding selling at $23 per share and an

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Johnny Cake Ltd. has ten million shares of stock outstanding selling at $23 per share and an issue of $50 million in 9 percent, annual coupon bonds with a maturity of 17 years, selling at 93.5 percent of par. If Johnny Cake’s weighted average tax rate is 34 percent, its next dividend is expected to be $3 per share, and all future dividends are expected to grow at 6 percent per year, indefinitely, what is its WACC?

Coupon
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... Dividend
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