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Transcribed Image Text:0-8 COST OF COMMON EQUITY AND WACC Palencia Paints Corporation has a target capital
structure of 35% debt and 65% common equity, with no preferred stock. Its before-tax cost
of debt is 8%, and its marginal tax rate is 25%. The current stock price is P = $22.00. The
last dividend was D = $2.25, and it is expected to grow at a 5% constant rate. What is its
cost of common equity and its WACC?
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