Whacko Corporation has the following book value balance sheet ($mil) for the year just ended:                                                 _______________________________                                                 Assets  1200            Debt   300                                                                   ____      __Equity 900                                                 Total    1200        Total    1200   The company faces a 40% corporate tax rate. Whacko’s debt consists of $300 million (face value) of bonds that have 25 years remaining to maturity. The bonds have a coupon rate of 3% and pay coupons once per year and yield to maturity is 6%. Whacko has 150 million shares of common stock outstanding, currently selling at a price of $11 per share. Whacko’s stock has a beta of 1.05, the current risk-free rate is 5%, and the expected risk premium on the overall market portfolio is 6%. What is Whacko’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC)?

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Whacko Corporation has the following book value balance sheet ($mil) for the year just ended:

                                                _______________________________

                                                Assets  1200            Debt   300

                                                                  ____      __Equity 900

                                                Total    1200        Total    1200

 

The company faces a 40% corporate tax rate. Whacko’s debt consists of $300 million (face value) of bonds that have 25 years remaining to maturity. The bonds have a coupon rate of 3% and pay coupons once per year and yield to maturity is 6%. Whacko has 150 million shares of common stock outstanding, currently selling at a price of $11 per share. Whacko’s stock has a beta of 1.05, the current risk-free rate is 5%, and the expected risk premium on the overall market portfolio is 6%.

What is Whacko’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC)?

 

 

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