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Raul\'s Rentals has 58,000 shares of common stock outstanding at a market price

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Question

Raul's Rentals has 58,000 shares of common stock outstanding at a market price of $36 a share. The common stock just paid a $1.64 annual dividend and has a dividend growth rate of 2.8 percent. There are 12,000 shares of 6 percent preferred stock outstanding at a market price of $51 a share. The preferred stock has a par value of $100. The outstanding bonds mature in 17 years, have a total face value of $750,000, a face value per bond of $1,000, and a market price of $1,011 each. The bonds pay 8 percent interest, semiannually. The tax rate is 34 percent. What is the firm's weighted average cost of capital? 7.74% 8.68% 9.29% 9.97% 10.30%

Explanation / Answer

8.68%