Phillips Equipment has 6,500 bonds outstanding that are selling at 96.5 percent of par. Bonds with simila characteristics are yielding 6.7 percent, pretax. The company also has 48,000 shares of 5.5 percent preferred stock and 75,000 shares of common stock outstanding. The preferred stock sells for $64 per share. The common stock has a beta of 1.32 and sells for $41 per share. The preferred stock has a stated value of $100. The U.S. Treasury bill is yielding 2.2 percent and the return on the market is 10.6 percent. The corporate tax rate is 21 percent. What is the weighted average cost of capital? O 8.09% O 8.64% O 10.18% O 10.56%

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Phillips Equipment has 6,500 bonds outstanding that are selling at 96.5 percent of par. Bonds with similar
characteristics are yielding 6.7 percent, pretax. The company also has 48,000 shares of 5.5 percent preferred stock and
75,000 shares of common stock outstanding. The preferred stock sells for $64 per share. The common stock has a beta
of 1.32 and sells for $41 per share. The preferred stock has a stated value of $100. The U.S. Treasury bill is yielding 2.2
percent and the return on the market is 10.6 percent. The corporate tax rate is 21 percent. What is the weighted
average cost of capital?
O 8.09%
O 8.64%
O 10.18%
O 10.56%
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Transcribed Image Text:Phillips Equipment has 6,500 bonds outstanding that are selling at 96.5 percent of par. Bonds with similar characteristics are yielding 6.7 percent, pretax. The company also has 48,000 shares of 5.5 percent preferred stock and 75,000 shares of common stock outstanding. The preferred stock sells for $64 per share. The common stock has a beta of 1.32 and sells for $41 per share. The preferred stock has a stated value of $100. The U.S. Treasury bill is yielding 2.2 percent and the return on the market is 10.6 percent. The corporate tax rate is 21 percent. What is the weighted average cost of capital? O 8.09% O 8.64% O 10.18% O 10.56% AMoving to another question will save this response. «< Question 29 of 30
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