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12 September, 04:52

The company's after-tax cost of debt is 14% and the cost of equity is 16%. Given that the company's weighted average cost of capital is 14.5%, its cost of preferred equity is closest to:

a) 4.5%

b) 3.5%

c) 4.0%

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  1. 12 September, 05:21
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    c) 4.0%

    Explanation:

    The formula to compute WACC is shown below:

    Weighted average cost of capital = Weightage of debt * cost of debt + (Weightage of preferred equity) * (cost of preferred equity) + (Weightage of common stock) * (cost of common stock)

    14.5% = (0.45 * 14%) + (0.05 * cost of preferred equity) + (0.50 * 16%)

    14.5% = 6.3% + (0.05 * cost of preferred equity) + 8%

    After solving this, the cost of preferred equity would be 4%
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