Question: Johnson & Johnson is considering a new project with a needed capital of $1,800,000. The company is using only debt and common equity (raised by

Johnson & Johnson is considering a new project with a needed capital of $1,800,000. The company is using only debt and common equity (raised by selling new common stock) as a strategy to manage this capital. Part of this capital, which accounts for $720,000, is acquired from the bank at an interest rate of 10%. The applicable tax rate is 35%. Assuming that flotation is likely to be 6%, the expected dividend received is $4, common stock presently sells for $64 per share, growth rate is 7% and the risk-free rate is 5.9%.

  1. Assume the firm has decided to use also preferred stock for a total of $500,000 to raise capital noting that the stock would sell for $80 and pay a constant dividend of $2.7 per share. What would the cost and weight of preferred stock be, respectively? *

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