Daves Inc. recently hired you as a consultant to estimate the company's WACC. You have obtained the following information: the firm's noncallable bonds mature in 20 years, have an 8.00% annual coupon, a par value of $1,000, and a market price of $1,050.00 the company's tax rate is 40% the risk-free rate is 4.50% the market risk premium is 5.50% the stock's beta is 1.20 the target capital structure consists of 35% debt and the balance is common equity. The firm uses the CAPM to estimate the cost of common stock, and it does not expect to issue any new shares. Daves' WACC is closest to:

First, find the YTM of the bond (rD), you can do this with a financial calculator using the following inputs;

Maturity of the bond : N = 20

Annual coupon payment; PMT = 8%*1000 = 80

Face value; FV = 1000

Price of the bond; PV = - 1,050

then CPT I/Y = 7.51% (this is the Pretax cost of debt; the rD)

Next, find the cost of equity (rE) using CAPM;

CAPM; r = risk free + beta (Market risk premium)

rE = 0.0450 + 1.20 (0.0550)

rE = 0.0450 + 0.066

= 0.111 or 11.1%

Next, WACC formula = wE*rE + wD*rD (1-tax) whereby;

w = weight of ...

rD = pretax cost of debt

WACC = (0.65*0.111) + [0.35*0.0751 (1-0.40) ]

WACC = 0.07215 + 0.015771

= 0.0879

Therefore, WACC = 8.79%