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Bean Pharmaceuticals has 1,000,000 shares of common stock with a market price of $35 per share, 225,000 shares of preferred stock with a market price of $98 per share, and 10,000 bonds outstanding which are selling in the market at 97.25 percent of par. The company needs new capital of $12 million to expand its asset base. It has calculated that the after-tax cost of new equity is 12.50% and the cost of new preferred stock is 9.4%. The companys bonds are yielding 8% in the market. Corporate tax rate is 34%.
What is the weighted average cost of capital? (11.3 is incorrect)
A.
11.3%
B.
10.4%
C.
12.1%
D.
10.8%
E.
9.7%
F.
11.7%

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