Calculation of individual costs and WACC Dillon Labs has asked its financial manager to measure the cost of each speci
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Calculation of individual costs and WACC Dillon Labs has asked its financial manager to measure the cost of each speci
Calculation of individual costs and WACC Dillon Labs has askedits financial manager to measure the cost of each specific type ofcapital as well as the weighted average cost of capital. Theweighted average cost is to be measured by using the followingweights: 40% long-term debt, 10% preferred stock, and 50%common stock equity (retained earnings, new common stock, orboth). The firm's tax rate is 21%. Debt The firm can sell for$1020 a 10-year, $1,000-par-value bond paying annual interestat a 7.00% coupon rate. A flotation cost of 3% of the par valueis required. Preferred stock 8.00% (annual dividend) preferredstock having a par value of $100 can be sold for $98. Anadditional fee of $2 per share must be paid to the underwriters.Common stock The firm's common stock is currently selling for$59.43 per share. The stock has paid a dividend that has graduallyincreased for many years, rising from $2.70 ten years ago to the$4.00 dividend payment, D0, that the company just recently made.If the company wants to issue new new common stock, it will sellthem $1.50 below the current market price to attract investors,and the company will pay $2.00 per share in flotationcosts.