Answer:
WACC = 0.08085 or 8.085% rounded off to 8.09%
Option c is the correct answer.
Explanation:
The WACC or weighted average cost of capital is the cost of a firm's capital structure that can contain one or more of the following components, namely debt, preferred stock and common equity. The formula to calculate the WACC is as follows,
WACC = wD * rD * (1-tax rate) + wP * rP + wE * rE
Where,
- w represents the weight of each component
- D, P and E represents debt, preferred stock and common equity respectively
- r represents the cost of each component
We first need to calculate the weight of each stock. We know the basic accounting equation is,
Assets = Debt + Equity
We know the debt to equity ratio is 3. Then total assets will be,
Assets = 3 + 1
Assets = 4
Using the CAPM equation, we can calculate the cost of equity.
r = risk free rate + Beta * Market risk premium
r = 0.03 + 1.5 * 0.09
r = 0.165 or 16.5%
WACC = 3/4 * 0.08 * (1 - 0.34) + 1/4 * 0.165
WACC = 0.08085 or 8.085% rounded off to 8.09%
