Preferred tock: 18,500 shares of 3.7 percent preferred stock outstand value, currently selling for $82 per share.
Preferred tock: 18,500 shares of 3.7 percent preferred stock outstand value, currently selling for $82 per share.
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
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Transcribed Image Text:You are given the following information for Lighting Power Company. Assume the
company's tax rate is 25 percent.
Debt:
Common
stock:
430,000 shares outstanding, selling for $61 per share; the beta is 1.12.
18,500 shares of 3.7 percent preferred stock outstanding, a $100 par
value, currently selling for $82 per share.
6 percent market risk premium and 4.7 percent risk-free rate.
What is the company's WACC? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your
answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g.. 32.16.)
Preferred
stock:
Market:
10,000 5.9 percent coupon bonds outstanding. $1,000 par value, 25
years to maturity, selling for 107 percent of par; the bonds make
semiannual payments.
WACC
%
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