P&G has the following capital structure: $2 million in debt, $5 million in preferred stock and $7 million in equity. If the company’s before-tax cost of debt is 6%, cost of preferred stock is 9% and cost of equity is 15%, what is weighted average cost of capital (in %) for P&G? Assume that P&G’s tax rate is 30%. WACC = ____________%

P&G has the following capital structure: $2 million in debt, $5 million in preferred stock and $7 million in equity. If the company’s before-tax cost of debt is 6%, cost of preferred stock is 9% and cost of equity is 15%, what is weighted average cost of capital (in %) for P&G? Assume that P&G’s tax rate is 30%. WACC = ____________%

Corporate Fin Focused Approach

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Chapter9: The Cost Of Capital

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