Western Electric has 30,000 shares of common stock outstanding at a price per share of $75 and a rate of return of 13.20 percent. The firm has 7,100 shares of 7.40 percent preferred stock outstanding at a price of $93.00 per share. The preferred stock has a par value of $100. The outstanding debt has a total face value of $392,000 and currently sells for 109 percent of face. The yield to maturity on the debt is 7.96 percent. What is the firm's weighted average cost of capital if the tax rate is 25 percent? Multiple Choice 10.65% 10.85% 11.24%

The Sandhill Products Co. currently has debt with a market value of $250 million outstanding. The debt consists of 9 percent coupon bonds (semiannual coupon payments) which have a maturity of 15 years and are currently priced at $1,418.61 per bond. The firm also has an issue of 2 million preferred shares outstanding with a market price of $14 per share. The preferred shares pay an annual dividend of $1.20. Sandhill also has 14 million shares of common stock outstanding with a price of $20.00 per share. The firm is expected to pay a $2.20 common dividend one year from today, and that dividend is expected to increase by 4 percent per year forever. If Sandhill is subject to a 40 percent marginal tax rate, then what is the firm’s weighted average cost of capital?   Calculate the weights for debt, common equity, and preferred equity. (Round intermediate calculations and final answers to 4 decimal places, e.g. 1.2514.)   Debt       Preferred equity       Common equity

Sapp Trucking's balance sheet shows a total of noncallable $35 million long-term debt with a coupon rate of 7.00% and a yield to maturity of 6.00%. This debt currently has a market value of $45 million. The balance sheet also shows that the company has 10 million shares of common stock, and the book value of the common equity (common stock plus retained earnings) is $55 million. The current stock price is $29.00 per share; stockholders' required return, rs, is 14.00%; and the firm's tax rate is 25%. The CFO thinks the WACC should be based on market value weights, but the president thinks book weights are more appropriate. What is the difference between these two WACCs? a. 1.78% b. 2.04% c. 2.42% d. 1.15% e. 1.53%

Western Electric has 34,000 shares of common stock outstanding at a price per share of $83 and a rate of return of 12.80 percent. The firm has 7,500 shares of 8.20 percent preferred stock outstanding at a price of $97.00 per share. The preferred stock has a par value of $100. The outstanding debt has a total face value of $416,000 and currently sells for 113 percent of face. The yield to maturity on the debt is 8.20 percent. What is the firm's weighted average cost of capital if the tax rate is 40 percent?