Answer:
9.0%
Explanation:
Calculation to determine the WACC for this firm
First step
Common stock=284,000 × $68
Common stock= $19,312,000
Second step is to calculate the Preferred stock
Preferred stock=9,000 × $88
Preferred stock= $792,000
Debt= 7,500 × .979 × $1,000
Debt = $7,342,500
Value = $19,312,000 + 792,000 + $7,342,500
Value= $27,446,500
Second step
RE = .041 + 1.04(.146-.041)
RE= .1502
RE = ($2.62 /$68) + .025
RE= .0635
Average RE = (.1502+ .0635)/2
Average RE = .1069
RP = $8/$88
RP = .0909
Fourth step
$979 = [(.068 × $1,000) / 2] × ({1- 1 / [1 + (r/ 2)]22} / (r / 2)) + $1,000 / [1 + (r / 2)]22
r = 7.08 %
Now let calculate the WACC
WACC = ($19,312,000/$27,446,500)(.1069) + ($792,000/$27,446,500)(.0909) + ($7,342,500/$27,446,500)(.0708)(1 -.34)
WACC= .090*100
WACC=9.0 %
Therefore the WACC for this firm is 9.0%
