ABC wishes to estimate its cost of capital.
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ABC wishes to estimate its cost of capital. The current capital structure is 40% debt, 10% preferred, and 50% common equity. The debt's ytm is 8.3%. Preferred has a par of $70, and 8% dividend, and sells for $76. Beta is 1.05. The risk free rate is 4%, and the market return is 11.4%. The tax rate is 40%.
1)What are the pretax component costs of capital?
2)Which one should be used for investment decisions?
3)What is the WACC before and after taxes?
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The problem:
ABC wishes to estimate its cost of capital. The current capital structure is 40% debt,
10% preferred, and 50% common equity. The debt's ytm is 8.3%. Preferred has a par
of $70, and 8% dividend, and sells for $76. Beta is 1.05. The risk free rate is 4%, and
the market return is 11.4%. The tax rate is 40%. ...
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