Cost of Capital
Shareholders and investors who invest into the capital of the firm desire to have a suitable return on their investment funding. The cost of capital reflects what shareholders expect. It is a discount rate for converting expected cash flow into present cash flow.
Capital Structure
Capital structure is the combination of debt and equity employed by an organization in order to take care of its operations. It is an important concept in corporate finance and is expressed in the form of a debt-equity ratio.
Weighted Average Cost of Capital
The Weighted Average Cost of Capital is a tool used for calculating the cost of capital for a firm wherein proportional weightage is assigned to each category of capital. It can also be defined as the average amount that a firm needs to pay its stakeholders and for its security to finance the assets. The most commonly used sources of capital include common stocks, bonds, long-term debts, etc. The increase in weighted average cost of capital is an indicator of a decrease in the valuation of a firm and an increase in its risk.
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![You have been assigned to calculate the Weighted-Average-Cost-of-Capital for your
firm, which has two sources of long-term capital. The company's marginal tax rate is
25%.
First, there are 207,500 shares of common stock, which are currently selling for
$41.93. You estimate that the firm's Beta is 0.95. The current return on short-term T-
Bill is 2.25%, and you expect the long-term return on the stock market to be about
9.75%.
Second, the firm has 43,000 shares of preferred stocks outstanding, which promise
annual (perpetual) dividends of $3.90. These stocks are currently selling for $54.32
per share.
Third, there is an issue of 4,500 coupon bonds with a face value of $1,000, which
pays 5.10% (annual) coupons, and mature in fourteen years. These bonds are
currently trading for $952.35.
What is the firm's Weighted-Average-Cost-of-Capital?
6.55%
O 8.62%
8.78%
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