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Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) is the required
An optimal capital structure of a company is a mix of debt, equity and preferred stock which can be used to maximize the company’s stock price. Therefore, a target proportion of capital structure and cost of each financing can be used to determine the WACC of the company.
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Proportion of debt in the target capital structure “
Proportion of preferred stock in the target capital structure “
Proportion of equity in the target capital structure “
After tax cost of debt, preferred stock,
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