A firm has 750 bonds outstanding that are selling for $989 each, 2,500 shares of preferred stock with a market price of $47 per share, and 30,000 shares of common stock valued at $56 per share. What weight should be assigned to the common stock when computing the firm's weighted average cost of capital? a. 54.00% b. 55.45% c. 66.16% d. 62.08% e. 47.11%

A firm has 750 bonds outstanding that are selling for $989 each, 2,500 shares of preferred stock with a market price of $47 per share, and 30,000 shares of common stock valued at $56 per share. What weight should be assigned to the common stock when computing the firm's weighted average cost of capital? a. 54.00% b. 55.45% c. 66.16% d. 62.08% e. 47.11%

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Chapter12: Balanced Scorecard And Other Performance Measures

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