The calculation of WACC involves calculating the weighted average of the required rates of return on debt, preferred stock, and common equity, where the weights equal the percentage of each type of financing in the firm’s overall capital structure. (rs, rd, rp, re)     is the symbol that represents the cost of raising capital by issuing new stock in the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) equation.   Avery Co. has $2.7 million of debt, $1.5 million of preferred stock, and $2.2 million of common equity. What would be its weight on preferred stock?

Delta Corporation has the following capital structure:   Cost (aftertax)WeightsWeighted CostDebt (Kd)5.5%25%1.38%Preferred stock (Kp)10.5252.63Common equity (Ke) (retained earnings)10.5505.25Weighted average cost of capital (Ka) 9.25% If the firm has $26 million in retained earnings, at what size capital structure will the firm run out of retained earnings? Note: Enter your answer in millions of dollars (e.g., $10 million should be entered as "10".   Note: Enter your answer in millions of dollars (e.g., $10 million should be entered as "10".The 5.5 percent cost of debt referred to earlier applies only to the first $18 million of debt. After that the cost of debt will go up. At what size capital structure will there be a change in the cost of debt?

Oxy Corporation uses debt, preferred stock, and common stock to raise capital. The firm's capital structure targets the follwoing proportions: debt, 43%; preferred stock, 11%; and common stock, 46%. If the cost of debt is 6.4%, preferred stock costs 9.5%, and common stock cost 11.7%, what is Oxy's weighted average cost of capital (WACC)?

Blitz Industries has a debt-equity ratio of 1.2. Its WACC is 7.4 percent, and its cost of debt is 5.1 percent. The corporate tax rate is 22 percent.    a. What is the company’s cost of equity capital? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. What is the company’s unlevered cost of equity capital? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) c-1. What would the cost of equity be if the debt-equity ratio were 2? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) c-2. What would the cost of equity be if the debt-equity ratio were 1.0? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) c-3. What would the cost of equity be if the debt-equity ratio were zero? (Do not round intermediate…