Company E has 4 million shares of stock outstanding, 1 million shares of preferred stock, and 20,000 bonds. If the common shares sell for $28 per share, the preferred shares sell for $18.50 per share, and the bonds are selling for 97% of par, what would be the weights used in the calculation of Company E’s Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)?

Company E has 4 million shares of stock outstanding, 1 million shares of preferred stock, and 20,000 bonds. If the common shares sell for $28 per share, the preferred shares sell for $18.50 per share, and the bonds are selling for 97% of par, what would be the weights used in the calculation of Company E’s Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)?

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