Tangerine Inc.'s target capital structure is 20 percent debt, 20 percent preferred stock, and 60 percent common equity. Its bonds have a 10 percent coupon rate, semiannual interest payments, a current maturity of 20 years, and a market value equal to their par value of $1,000. The firm's marginal tax rate is 40 percent. The firm's policy is to use a risk premium of 4 percentage points when using the bond-yield-plus-risk-premium method to determine its cost of retained earnings. What is Tangerine's component cost of equity( retained earnings)?
8.0%
11.2%
16%
14%
9.6%
As per the details given in the question-
Correct Answer is option D
If Market value of bond is equal to face value of bond then coupon
rate is equal to TYM.
YTM =10% ( because coupon rate is 10%)
Cost of retained Earnings = Bond yeild + Risk premium
Cost of retained Earnind = 10 + 4
Cost of retained Earnind = 14%
Cost of retained earning is always greater than vost of debt
because, equity shareholder take extra risk. Interest of payment is
compulsory for debt holders.
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