Mullineaux Corporation has a target capital structure of 50 percent common stock

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Mullineaux Corporation has a target capital structure of 50 percent common stock, 5 percent preferred stock, and 45 percent debt. Its cost of equity is 8 percent, the cost of preferred stock is 6 percent, and the pretax cost of debt is 8 percent. The relevant tax rate is 30 percent.

What is the company’s WACC? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

What is the aftertax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Mullineaux Corporation has a target capital structure of 50 percent common stock, 5 percent preferred stock, and 45 percent debt. Its cost of equity is 8 percent, the cost of preferred stock is 6 percent, and the pretax cost of debt is 8 percent. The relevant tax rate is 30 percent.

Explanation / Answer

Aftertax cost of debt=cost of debt *(1-tax) = 8%*(1-30%)=5.6%

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