Barton Industries expects that its target capital structure for raising funds in

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Barton Industries expects that its target capital structure for raising funds in the future for its capital budget will consist of 40% debt, 5% preferred stock, and 55% common equity. Note that the firm's marginal tax rate is 40%. Assume that the firm's cost of debt, rd, is 7%, the firm's cost of preferred stock, rp, is 6.5% and the firm's cost of equity is 11% for old equity, rs, and 11.34% for new equity, re. What is the firm's weighted average cost of capital (WACC1) if it uses retained earnings as its source of common equity? Round your answer to 3 decimal places. Do not round intermadiate calculations.
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What is the firm’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC2) if it has to issue new common stock? Round your answer to 3 decimal places. Do not round intermadiate calculations.

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A Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC1) Weights Cost of Capital Weighted Cost Of Capital Debt 40% 7% ( 1 - 0.4) = 4.2% 1.680% Equity 55% 11% 6.050% Preferred Stock 5% 6.50% 0.325% Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC1) 8.055%

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