Answer:
Weighted average cost of capital= 11.03%
Explanation:
<em>The weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is the average cost of all the various sources of long-term finance used by a business weighted according to the proportion which each source of finance bears to the the entire pool of fund. </em>
To calculate the weighted average cost of capital, follow the steps below:
<em>Step 1: Calculate cost of individual source of finance:</em>
Cost of Equity= 13.6%
After-tax cost of debt:
= (1- T) × before-tax cost of debt
= 7.72%× (1-0.35)= 5.018
%
Cost of preferred stock costs
= Div/Price × 100 = (6.60%× 100)/89× 100 =7.42%
<em>Step 2 : Market value of all the sources of funds</em>
Equity = $67×26,000 =1,742,000
Preferred stock = 89.00 × 6,700 = $596,300
Debt- 105/100 × 368,000 = $386,400
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<em>Step 3; Work out weighted average cost of capital (WACC) </em>
Source Cost Market value Cost × Market value a b c b× c
Equity 13.6% $1,742,000 236,912
Preferred stock 7.42% $596,300 = 44,245.46
Debt 5.018
% 386400 = <u>19,389.55</u>
Total 2,724,700 300,547.01
WACC = (300,547.01/ 2,724,700) × 100 = 11.03%
Weighted average cost of capital= 11.03%