Master Company has 3 million shares of common stock trading at $50 dollars per share on which investors expect a return of 16%. The company also has debt with a market value of $70 million with a pretax cost of 7%. What is the weighted average cost of capital if the tax rate is 40%? Master has no preferred stock outstanding.
a. |
11.8% |
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b. |
13.2% |
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c. |
7.87% |
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d. |
8.77% |
WACC is 12.25% | ||||||
Statement showing computations | ||||||
Particulars | No | Cost | MV | Weight | Cost | WACC |
Common Stock | 3,000,000.00 | 50.00 | 150,000,000.00 | 0.6818 | 16.00% | 10.91% |
Debt | 70,000,000.00 | 0.3182 | 4.20% | 1.34% | ||
220,000,000.00 | 1.0000 | 12.25% | ||||
Pretax cost of debt | 7.0% | |||||
Tax Rate | 40% | |||||
kd = 7%(1-.40) | 4.20% |
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