Durr Ham plc currently has 80 million shares outstanding priced at £2 each. A dividend of 10p has just been paid and is expected to grow steadily by 5% per annum. The company has 1 million bonds outstanding, trading at £50 each, and with a yield to maturity of 9%. The  company pays corporate tax at a rate of 22%. What is the firm’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC)? a. 9.5%

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Durr Ham plc currently has 80 million shares outstanding priced at £2 each. A dividend of 10p
has just been paid and is expected to grow steadily by 5% per annum. The company has 1
million bonds outstanding, trading at £50 each, and with a yield to maturity of 9%. The 
company pays corporate tax at a rate of 22%.
What is the firm’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC)?
a. 9.5%
b. 4.7%
c. 9.0%
d. 10.0%
e. None of the above. 

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