The capital structure of Index company is below  Source                                     Target market                                                   proportions   ___________________________________  Long‑term debt                           40%  Preferred stock                           10  Common stock equity                50   PREFERRED STOCK:  The firm has determined it can issue preferred stock at $75 per share par value.  The stock will pay an $6.00 annual dividend.  The cost of issuing and selling the stock is $2.9 per share. DEBT:  The firm can sell a  15 year, $1,000 par value, 11 percent bond for $900.  A flotation cost of  2.5 percent of the face  value. COMMON STOCK:  The dividend expected to be paid at the end of the coming year is $6.07 and selling price is $50.  Its dividend payments have been growing at a constant rate for the last 6 years. Six years ago, the dividend was $2.45.  the cost of issuing the stock was  $2.5.  the firm's marginal tax rate is 35 percent. What is the cost of capital of the firm? If you are a finance manager of the company and your task is to reduce the cost of capital .In this situation how you can minimize the cost. Explain....

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  1. The capital structure of Index company is below

 Source                                     Target market

                                                  proportions 

 ___________________________________

 Long‑term debt                           40%

 Preferred stock                           10

 Common stock equity                50

 

PREFERRED STOCK:  The firm has determined it can issue preferred stock at $75 per share par value.  The stock will pay an $6.00 annual dividend.  The cost of issuing and selling the stock is $2.9 per share.

DEBT:  The firm can sell a  15 year, $1,000 par value, 11 percent bond for $900.  A flotation cost of  2.5 percent of the face  value.

COMMON STOCK:  The dividend expected to be paid at the end of the coming year is $6.07 and selling price is $50.  Its dividend payments have been growing at a constant rate for the last 6 years. Six years ago, the dividend was $2.45.  the cost of issuing the stock was  $2.5.

 the firm's marginal tax rate is 35 percent. What is the cost of capital of the firm? If you are a finance manager of the company and your task is to reduce the cost of capital .In this situation how you can minimize the cost. Explain....

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