Mullineaux Corporation has a target capital structure of 65 percent common stock, 5 percent preferred stock,...

 

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Mullineaux Corporation has a target capital structure of 65 percent common stock, 5 percent preferred stock, and 30 percent debt. Its cost of equity is 12 percent, the cost of preferred stock is 4 percent, and the pretax cost of debt is 5 percent. The relevant tax rate is 40 percent. a. What is the company's WACC? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) WACC % b. What is the aftertax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Aftertax cost of % debt Mullineaux Corporation has a target capital structure of 65 percent common stock, 5 percent preferred stock, and 30 percent debt. Its cost of equity is 12 percent, the cost of preferred stock is 4 percent, and the pretax cost of debt is 5 percent. The relevant tax rate is 40 percent. a. What is the company's WACC? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) WACC % b. What is the aftertax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Aftertax cost of % debt

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a To calculate the Weighted Average Cost of Capital WACC we can use the following formu... View the full answer