Consider the following information for Watson Power Co.:              Debt:   4,500 7 percent coupon bonds outstanding, $1,000 par value, 18 years to maturity, selling for 103 percent of par; the bonds make semiannual payments.     Common stock:   108,000 shares outstanding, selling for $61 per share; the beta is 1.08.     Preferred stock:   14,000 shares of 6.5 percent preferred stock outstanding, currently selling for $104 per share.     Market:   9 percent market risk premium and 6 percent risk-free rate.        Assume the company's tax rate is 34 percent.       Find the WACC.

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Consider the following information for Watson Power Co.:

  

       
  Debt:   4,500 7 percent coupon bonds outstanding, $1,000 par value, 18 years to maturity, selling for 103 percent of par; the bonds make semiannual payments.  
  Common stock:   108,000 shares outstanding, selling for $61 per share; the beta is 1.08.  
  Preferred stock:   14,000 shares of 6.5 percent preferred stock outstanding, currently selling for $104 per share.  
  Market:   9 percent market risk premium and 6 percent risk-free rate.  
 

  

Assume the company's tax rate is 34 percent.

     

Find the WACC.
 
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