3 points Save Answer Goremann Corp (GC) has a total market value of $524 million. The market value of equity is $300 million and the company carries debt valued at $224 million. The before-tax cost of debt is 9 percent and the cost of equity is estimated at 14 percent. The statutory company tax rate is 35 percent. What is the weighted-average cost of capital for the company closest to? OA. 9.34%. O B. 10.52%. OC. 11.63%. O D. 12.05%. A Moving to another question will save this response.
Cost of Capital
Shareholders and investors who invest into the capital of the firm desire to have a suitable return on their investment funding. The cost of capital reflects what shareholders expect. It is a discount rate for converting expected cash flow into present cash flow.
Capital Structure
Capital structure is the combination of debt and equity employed by an organization in order to take care of its operations. It is an important concept in corporate finance and is expressed in the form of a debt-equity ratio.
Weighted Average Cost of Capital
The Weighted Average Cost of Capital is a tool used for calculating the cost of capital for a firm wherein proportional weightage is assigned to each category of capital. It can also be defined as the average amount that a firm needs to pay its stakeholders and for its security to finance the assets. The most commonly used sources of capital include common stocks, bonds, long-term debts, etc. The increase in weighted average cost of capital is an indicator of a decrease in the valuation of a firm and an increase in its risk.
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Goremann Corp (GC) has a total market value of $524 million. The market value of equity is $300 million and the company carries debt valued at $224 million. The before-tax cost of debt is 9
percent and the cost of equity is estimated at 14 percent. The statutory company tax rate is 35 percent. What is the weighted-average cost of capital for the company closest to?
O A. 9.34%.
O B. 10.52%.
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O D. 12.05%.
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