ABC would like to expand and have a capital structure of: 10 million preferred s

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ABC would like to expand and have a capital structure of: 10 million preferred stock 30 million debt 60 million common equity ABC would like to expand, in order to do so they must issue new debt with a 12% coupon rate, $1,000 par value, that have 15 year maturities. The floatation costs are 2% per bond. Preferred stock will cost ABC 11% after taxes. ABC's common stock currently sells for $22 a share and next year will pay a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share. If the stock dividends are expected to continue to grow at a rate of 4% per year for the foreseeable future. ABC's tax rate is 35%. Find the weight of debt.

Explanation / Answer

The weight of debt will be given as follows:

Total Debt outstanding/Total Capital, or:

30 million/100 million

= 30%

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