Jack's Construction Co. has 80,000 bonds outstanding that are selling at par value. The face value of each bond is $1,00

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Jack's Construction Co. has 80,000 bonds outstanding that are selling at par value. The face value of each bond is $1,00

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Jack's Construction Co. has 80,000 bonds outstanding that are
selling at par value. The face value of each bond is $1,000 each.
Bonds with similar characteristics are yielding 8.5 percent. The
company also has 4 million shares of common stock outstanding. The
stock has a beta of 1.5 and sells for $40 a share. The risk-free
U.S. Treasury bill is yielding 3 percent and the market risk
premium is 8 percent. Jack's tax rate is 35 percent. What is Jack's
weighted average cost of capital?
Answer Choices:
11.84%
14.40%
12.30%
8.68%
10.38%
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