Question

The following table gives Foust Company's earnings per share for the last 10 years. The common stock, 6.6 million shares outstanding, is now (1/1/17) selling for $52 per share. The expected dividend at the end of the current year (12/31/17) is 60% of the 2016 EPS. Because investors expect past trends to continue, g may be based on the historical earnings growth rate. (Note that 9 years of growth are reflected in the 10 years of data.)

Year	EPS		Year	EPS
2007	$3.90		2012	$5.73
2008	4.21		2013	6.19
2009	4.55		2014	6.68
2010	4.91		2015	7.22
2011	5.31		2016	7.80

The current interest rate on new debt is 11%; Foust's marginal tax rate is 40%; and its target capital structure is 55% debt and 45% equity.

Calculate Foust's after-tax cost of debt. Round your answer to two decimal places.
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Calculate Foust's cost of common equity. Calculate the cost of equity as rs = D1/P0 + g. Round your answer to two decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations.
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Find Foust's WACC. Round your answer to two decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations.

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