Oxy Corporation uses debt, preferred stock, and common stock to raise capital. The firm's capital structure targets the follwoing proportions: debt, 43%; preferred stock, 11%; and common stock, 46%. If the cost of debt is 6.4%, preferred stock costs 9.5%, and common stock cost 11.7%, what is Oxy's weighted average cost of capital (WACC)?

Oxy Corporation uses debt, preferred stock, and common stock to raise capital. The firm's capital structure targets the follwoing proportions: debt, 43%; preferred stock, 11%; and common stock, 46%. If the cost of debt is 6.4%, preferred stock costs 9.5%, and common stock cost 11.7%, what is Oxy's weighted average cost of capital (WACC)?

Corporate Fin Focused Approach

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ISBN:9781285660516

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Chapter9: The Cost Of Capital

Section9.8: The Weighted Average Cost Of Capital (wacc)

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