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Garden Tools Inc. has bonds, preferred stock, and common stocks outstanding. The

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Question

Garden Tools Inc. has bonds, preferred stock, and common stocks outstanding. The number of securities outstanding, the current market price, and the required rate of return for these securities are stated in the table below. The firm’s tax rate is 35%.

Calculate the firm's WACC adjusted for taxes using the market information in the table.

Round the answers to two decimal places in percentage form.  (Write the percentage sign in the "units" box)

The Number of Securities Outstanding Selling price The Required Rate of Return Bonds 1,640 $1,107 10.68% Preferred Stocks 4,713 $68.79 15.04% Common Stocks 1,061 $101.62 15.82%

Explanation / Answer

No. of securities outstanding

Selling price

Market value

Weights

Bonds

1640

$ 1,107.00

$ 1,815,480.00

          0.81

Preferred stock

4713

$ 68.79

$ 324,207.27

          0.14

Common stock

1061

$ 101.62

$ 107,818.82

          0.05

$ 2,247,506.09

Required rate of return

Tax @ 35%

After tax rate of return

Weights

Weighted rate of return

Bonds

10.68%

3.74%

6.94%

          0.81

5.62%

Preferred stock

15.04%

                          -  

15.04%

          0.14

2.11%

Common stock

15.82%

                          -  

15.82%

          0.05

0.79%

8.52%

Hence WACC = 8.52%

No. of securities outstanding

Selling price

Market value

Weights

Bonds

1640

$ 1,107.00

$ 1,815,480.00

          0.81

Preferred stock

4713

$ 68.79

$ 324,207.27

          0.14

Common stock

1061

$ 101.62

$ 107,818.82

          0.05

$ 2,247,506.09