Question: I could use some help with question 2 2. The Milton Teapot Company (MTC) is beginning its capital budgeting process for the year. The first

I could use some help with question 2
I could use some help with question 2 2. The Milton Teapot

2. The Milton Teapot Company (MTC) is beginning its capital budgeting process for the year. The first step in this process is to find the firm's current weighted average cost of capital (WACC). MTC's balance sheet is shown below: Current Assets 750 MTC Balance Sheet ($000) 500 Debt Preferred Stock 2,000 Common Equity 2,500 | Total Liabilities & Owners Equity Fixed Assets Total Assets 500 1,250 2,500 The cost of MTC's debt is 10%. MTC's $6 preferred stock has a market price of $40 per share while the common stock is selling for $20 per share. The common stock just paid a dividend of $2 per share (which is in accord with the long run average growth rate of dividends of 8% per year). MTC pays taxes at a combined average rate of 30%. What is MTC's WACC

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