XYZ Corp. has 100,000 bonds outstanding that are selling
XYZ Corp. has 100,000 bonds outstanding that are selling at $1000 par value. Bonds with similar characteristics are yielding 7.5 percent. The company also has 1 million shares of preferred stock outstanding and 5 million shares of common stock outstanding. The preferred stock sells for $56 per share. The return on preferred stock is 18.75%. The common stock has a beta of 1.2 and sells for $38 a share. The U.S. Treasury bill is yielding 3 percent and the return on the market is 12 percent. The corporate tax rate is 34 percent. CalculateXYZ Corp’sweighted average cost of capital (WACC)?
