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7. Hilliard Corp. wants to calculate its weighted average cost of capital (WACC). The company’s CFO has collected the following information:

 The company’s long-term bonds currently offer a yield to maturity of
8 percent.

  •  The company’s stock price is P32 a share.
  •  The company recently paid a dividend of P2 a share.
  •  The dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 6 percent a
    year.
  •  The company pays a 10 percent flotation cost whenever it issues
    new common stock.
  •  The company’s target capital structure is 75 percent equity and 25
    percent debt.
  •  The company’s tax rate is 40 percent.
  •  The firm will be able to use retained earnings to fund the equity
    portion of its capital budget.

 

What is the company’s WACC?

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