Given the following information, calculate the weighted average cost of capital for Digital Processing Inc.   Percent of capital structure:  Preferred stock 20%  Common equity 40  Debt 40      Additional information:    Corporate tax rate 25%  Dividend, preferred $8.50  Dividend, expected common $2.50  Dividend, preferred $105.00  Growth rate 7%  Bond yield 9.5  Flotation cost, preferred $3.60  Price, common $75.00    You are required to calculate:   1.Cost of debt (after tax) ? 2 .Cost of preferred stock ? 3.Cost of common equity ? 4.WACC  ?

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Given the following information, calculate the weighted average cost of capital for Digital Processing Inc.  

Percent of capital structure: 

Preferred stock 20% 

Common equity 40 

Debt 40 

 

 

Additional information: 

 

Corporate tax rate 25% 

Dividend, preferred $8.50 

Dividend, expected common $2.50 

Dividend, preferred $105.00 

Growth rate 7% 

Bond yield 9.5 

Flotation cost, preferred $3.60 

Price, common $75.00 

 

You are required to calculate:  

1.Cost of debt (after tax) ?

2 .Cost of preferred stock ?

3.Cost of common equity ?

4.WACC  ?

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