1. Given the following information about ABC corporation: Security Book Value Amount ($ millions) Common Stock...

 

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1. Given the following information about ABC corporation: Security Book Value Amount ($ millions) Common Stock Preferred Stock Bonds Retained Earnings Total 10 5 2 22 The common stock is currently trading at $10/share and there are 1 million shares outstanding. The firm has a Beta of 1.2, the economy's risk-free rate is 2% and the equity market premium is 4%. ABC's preferred stock is trading at $12/share and there are also 1 million shares outstanding. The par value of the preferred stock is $5 and it has a dividend yield of 20%. A series of 500,000 bonds were issued with a face value of $1,000. These bonds are now currently selling at $960 each. The bonds have a 10-year maturity and a coupon rate of 10% paid semi-annually. The firm's corporate tax rate is 30%. What is ABC's cost of capital? 1. Given the following information about ABC corporation: Security Book Value Amount ($ millions) Common Stock Preferred Stock Bonds Retained Earnings Total 10 5 2 22 The common stock is currently trading at $10/share and there are 1 million shares outstanding. The firm has a Beta of 1.2, the economy's risk-free rate is 2% and the equity market premium is 4%. ABC's preferred stock is trading at $12/share and there are also 1 million shares outstanding. The par value of the preferred stock is $5 and it has a dividend yield of 20%. A series of 500,000 bonds were issued with a face value of $1,000. These bonds are now currently selling at $960 each. The bonds have a 10-year maturity and a coupon rate of 10% paid semi-annually. The firm's corporate tax rate is 30%. What is ABC's cost of capital?

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We can calculate ABCs cost of capital by finding the individual costs of each capital source debt preferred stock common equity and then finding the w... View the full answer