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Tapley Inc. recently hired you as a consultant to estimate the company's WACC. You have obtained the following information. (1) Tapley's bonds mature in 25 years, have a 7.5% annual coupon, a par value of $1,000, and a market price of $936.49. (2) The company's tax rate is 40%. (3) The risk-free rate is 6.0%, the market risk premium is 5.0%, and the stock's beta is 1.5. (4) The target capital structure consists of 30% debt and 70% equity. Tapley uses the CAPM to estimate the cost of equity, and it does not expect to have to issue any new common stock. What is its WACC?
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Tapley Inc. recently hired you as a consultant to estimate the company's WACC. You have obtained the following information.
(1) Tapley's bonds mature in 25 years, have a 7.5% annual coupon, a par value of $1,000, and a market price of $936.49. (2) The company's tax rate is 40%. (3) The risk-free rate is 6.0%, the market risk premium is 5.0%, and the stock's beta is 1.5. (4) ...
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