Question

Given the following information: Percent of capital structure: Preferred stock 10 % Common equity (retained earnings) 40 Debt 50 Additional information: Corporate tax rate 34 % Dividend, preferred $ 7.00 Dividend, expected common $ 2.50 Price, preferred $ 104.00 Growth rate 8 % Bond yield 9 % Flotation cost, preferred $ 9.40 Price, common $ 76.00 Calculate the weighted average cost of capital for Digital Processing Inc.

Answer 1

Answer: 8.23%

Explanation:

Firstly, we will calculate the cost of debt which will be:

= Yield (1-Tax rate)

= 9% × (1-0.34)

= 9% × 0.66

= 5.94%

Then, the Cmcost of preferred stock will be:

= 7/(104-9.40)

= 7/(94.6)

= 7.39%

We will also get the value of the cost of equity which will be:

= (Dividend expected common/Price common) + growth rate

= (2.50/76) + 8%

= 3.29% + 8%

= 11.29%

For Debt:

Cost after tax: 5.94

Weight = 50%

Weighted cost = 5.94 × 50% = 2.97

For Preferred stock:

Cost after tax: 7.39

Weight = 1%

Weighted cost = 7.39 × 10% = 0.74

For Common equity

Cost after tax: 11.29

Weight = 40%

Weighted cost = 11.29 × 40% = 4.52

Weighted average cost of capital = 2.97 + 0.74 + 4.52 = 8.23%