MoMahon Ltd currently has $300 million of market value debt outstanding. The 9 percent coupon bonds (semi-annual pay) have a maturity of 15 years and are currently priced at $1,550.04 per bond. The face value of the bond is $1,000. The company also has an issue of 1 million preference shares outstanding with a market price of $24.00. The preference shares offer an annual dividend of $2.40. McMahon Ltd also has 7 million ordinary shares outstanding with a price of $40.00 per share. The company is expected to pay a $4.4 ordinary dividend one year from today, and that dividend is expected to increase by 6 per cent per year forever. If the corporate tax rate is 30 per cent, then what is the company’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC)?

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MoMahon Ltd currently has $300 million of market value debt outstanding. The 9 percent coupon bonds (semi-annual pay) have a maturity of 15 years and are currently priced at $1,550.04 per bond. The face value of the bond is $1,000. The company also has an issue of 1 million preference shares outstanding with a market price of $24.00. The preference shares offer an annual dividend of $2.40. McMahon Ltd also has 7 million ordinary shares outstanding with a price of $40.00 per share. The company is expected to pay a $4.4 ordinary dividend one year from today, and that dividend is expected to increase by 6 per cent per year forever. If the corporate tax rate is 30 per cent, then what is the company’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC)? 

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