Blossom Industries has 8 percent coupon bonds outstanding. These bonds have a market price of $954.41,...

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Blossom Industries has 8 percent coupon bonds outstanding. These bonds have a market price of $954.41, pay interest semiannually, and will mature in six years. The tax rate is 35 percent. The common stock of Blossom Industries has a beta of 1.6 and the market risk- free rate is 3 percent and the expected return on the market is 9 percent. In addition to common stock, Blossom has 550,000 preferred shares outstanding that pay a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share and are currently trading for $20.00 a share. The company's outstanding bonds have a face value of $231,556,669. There are 1.5 million shares of common stock outstanding with a current market price of $98.00 per share. Compute the WACC for Blossom Industries. (Round intermediate calculation to 4 decimal places, e.g. 15.1253 and round final answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25%.) WACC % Blossom Industries has 8 percent coupon bonds outstanding. These bonds have a market price of $954.41, pay interest semiannually, and will mature in six years. The tax rate is 35 percent. The common stock of Blossom Industries has a beta of 1.6 and the market risk- free rate is 3 percent and the expected return on the market is 9 percent. In addition to common stock, Blossom has 550,000 preferred shares outstanding that pay a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share and are currently trading for $20.00 a share. The company's outstanding bonds have a face value of $231,556,669. There are 1.5 million shares of common stock outstanding with a current market price of $98.00 per share. Compute the WACC for Blossom Industries. (Round intermediate calculation to 4 decimal places, e.g. 15.1253 and round final answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25%.) WACC %