Homework: Homework 11 Spring 2022 Question 9, P14-28 (similar to) Part 1 of 7 HW Score: 47.62%, 8.57 of 18 points O Points: 0 of 1 Save (Calculating the weighted average cost of capital) You are working as a consultant to the Lulu Athletic Clothing Company, and you have been asked to compute the appropriate discount rate to use in the evaluation of the purchase of a new warehouse facility. You have determined the market value of the firm's current capital structure (which the firm considers to be its target mix of financing sources) as follows: To finance the purchase, Lulu will sell 20-year bonds with a $1,000 par value paying 5.5 percent per year (with interest paid semiannually) at the market price of $1,012. Preferred stock paying a $2.55 dividend can be sold for $35.13. Common stock for Lulu is currently selling for $50.07 per share. The firm paid a $3.99 dividend last year and expects dividends to continue growing at a rate of 4.3 percent per year for the indefinite future. The firm's maginal tax rate is 34 percent. What discount rate should you use to evaluate the warehouse project? a. Calculate component weights of capital The weight of debt in the firm's capital structure is %. (Round to two decimal places. Data table Source of Capital Market Values Bonds $350,000 Preferred stock $250,000 Common stock $550,000 (Click on the icon in order to copy its contents into a spreadshe Print Done