Question

A firm has 12,000 shares of common stock outstanding with a book value of $20 per share and a market value of $39. There are 5,000 shares of preferred stock with a book value of $10 and a market value of $26. There is a $400,000 face value bond issue outstanding that is selling at 87% of par. What weight should be placed on the preferred stock when computing the firm's WACC

Answer 1

Answer:

13.7%

Explanation:

The weight to be placed on preferred while computing the company's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is the market value of the preferred stock divided by the market value of the company as a whole.

market of preferred stock=5,000*$26=$130,000

Market value of the company=market value of common stock+market value of preferred stock+market value of bond

common stock market value=12,000*$39=$468,000

market value of bond=$400,000*87%=$348,000

Weight of preferred stock=$130,000 /($130,000 +$468,000+$348,000)=0.137420719 =13.7%