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OMG Inc. has 5 million shares of common stock outstanding, 4 million shares of p

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Question

OMG Inc. has 5 million shares of common stock outstanding, 4 million shares of preferred stock outstanding, and 6,000 bonds. Suppose the common shares sell for $15 per share, the preferred shares sell for $14 per share, and the bonds sell for 109 percent of par.

What weight should you use for preferred stock in the computation of OMG’s WACC? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

OMG Inc. has 5 million shares of common stock outstanding, 4 million shares of preferred stock outstanding, and 6,000 bonds. Suppose the common shares sell for $15 per share, the preferred shares sell for $14 per share, and the bonds sell for 109 percent of par.

Explanation / Answer

Total value of common stock=(5*15)=$75million

Total value of preferred stock=(4*14)=$56million

Total value of bonds=6000*(1000*109%)=$6.54million

Total=$137.54million

Hence weight for preferred stock=(56/137.54)=40.72%(Approx).