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10,500 7 percent coupon bonds outstanding, with 25 years to maturity and a quote

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Question

10,500 7 percent coupon bonds outstanding, with 25 years to maturity and a quoted price of 107.75. These bonds pay interest semiannually.

300,000 shares of common stock selling for $66.00 per share. The stock has a beta of 1.01 and will pay a dividend of $4.20 next year. The dividend is expected to grow by 5 percent per year indefinitely.

What is the firm's cost of each form of financing? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

Calculate the WACC for Parrothead Enterprises. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

You are given the following information concerning Parrothead Enterprises:

Explanation / Answer

Calculate the cost of each form of financing:

After tax cost of debt:

= 7% (1-0.35)

= 4.65%

Therefore, the after tax cost of debt is 4.65%.

Calculate the cost of preferred stock:

Average price = ($95.50 +$100) /2

= $97.75

Cost of preferred stock = $100 *4.5/$97.75

= 4.6034%

Assumption: it is assumed face value of preferred stock is $100 issued at discount and redeemed at par.

Calculate the cost of equity:

As per CAPM (Capital Asset Pricing Model):

Ke = Rf + (Rm-Rf)

= 5 + 1.01 (10.5 – 5)

= 10.555%

Therefore, the cost of common stock is 10.555%.

Calculate the WACC:

Portfolio

Amount

Weight of
portfolio

Cost of
portfolio

WACC

Debt (10,500 * $107.75)

$    1,131,375

5.18

0.046500

0.240899

Common stock (300,000 *$66)

$ 19,800,000

90.67

0.105550

9.569696

Preferred stock (9500* $95.5)

$        907,250

4.15

0.046034

0.191241

Total portfolio

$ 21,838,625

100

10.00184

Therefore, WACC is 10.00184.

Portfolio

Amount

Weight of
portfolio

Cost of
portfolio

WACC

Debt (10,500 * $107.75)

$    1,131,375

5.18

0.046500

0.240899

Common stock (300,000 *$66)

$ 19,800,000

90.67

0.105550

9.569696

Preferred stock (9500* $95.5)

$        907,250

4.15

0.046034

0.191241

Total portfolio

$ 21,838,625

100

10.00184