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Styrene Polymers (U.S.). Styrene Polymers, Inc., a U.S. medical plastics manufacturer, has the following debt components in its consolidated capital section, . Styrene's shareholders' equity is $45,000,000 and its finance staff estimates their cost of equity to be 19.5%. Current exchange rates are also listed in the table. Income taxes are 32% around the world after allowing for credits. Calculate Styrene's weighted average cost of capital. Are any assumptions implicit in your calculation? What is Styrene's weighted average cost of capital? Data table (Click on the following icon p in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.)