You were hired as a consultant to Quigley Company, whose target capital structure is 35% debt, 10% preferred, and 55% common equity. The interest rate on new debt is 6.50%, the yield on the preferred is 6.00%, the cost of retained earnings is 10.50%, and the tax rate is 25%. The firm will not be issuing any new stock. What is Quigley's WACC? Round final answer to two decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations.
Given | ||||||
Interest Rate of Debt = 6.5% | ||||||
Yield on Preferred Stock = Kp = 6% | ||||||
Cost of Retained Earnings = Ke = 10.50% | ||||||
Tax Rate = 25% = 0.25 | ||||||
Calculation - | ||||||
1 | Cost of Debt = Kd = Interest Rate of Debt After Tax | |||||
= | 'Interest Rate of Debt (1-Tax Rate) | |||||
= | 6.5% (1-0.25) | |||||
= | 4.875% | |||||
2 | WACC | |||||
Particulars | Weights (Wt) | Cost | Wt x Cost | |||
Debt | 35 | 4.875% | 1.71 | |||
Preferred Stock | 10 | 6% | 0.60 | |||
Retained Earnings | 55 | 10.50% | 5.78 | |||
WACC | 8.09 | |||||
WACC = 8.09% |
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