Badger Corp. has an issue of 6%bonds outstanding with 6 monthsleft to maturity. The bonds arecurrently priced at $997.57, andpay interest semiannually. Thefirm's marginal tax rate is 40%. Theestimated risk premium betweenthe company's stock and bondreturns is 4%. The firm's expects tomaintain a capital structure with40% debt and 60% equity goingforward. The company'sW.A.C.C. is%.

Step 1: Calculate the after-tax cost of debt.Cost of debt = Annual interest payment / Current market…

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Badger Corp. has an issue of 6% bonds outstanding with 6 months left to maturity. The bonds are currently priced at $1,008.97, and pay interest semiannually. The firm's marginal tax rate is 40%. The estimated risk premium between the company's stock and bond returns is 3%. The firm's expects to maintain a capital structure with 40% debt and 60% equity going forward. The company's W.A.C.C. is ____%. Round your final answer to 2 decimal places (example: enter 12.34 for 12.34%), but do not round any intermediate work in the process.
Badger Corp. has an issue of 6% bonds outstanding with 6 months left to maturity. The bonds are currently priced at $1,008.11, and pay interest semiannually. The firm's marginal tax rate is 40%. The estimated risk premium between the company's stock and bond returns is 5%. The firm's expects to maintain a capital structure with 40% debt and 60% equity going forward. The company's W.A.C.C. is %. Margin of error for correct responses: +/-.10(%) Rounding and Formatting instructions: Do not enter dollar signs, percent signs, commas, X, or any words in your response. Do not round any intermediate work, but round your "final response to 2 decimal places (example: if your answer is 12.3456, 12.3456%, or $12.3456, you should enter 12.35).
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