Solar Shades Has 8 Million Shares of Common Stock Outstanding

question 108

Multiple Choice

Solar Shades has 8 million shares of common stock outstanding, 4 million shares of preferred stock outstanding, and 10 thousand bonds. If the common shares are selling for $13 per share, the preferred shares are selling for $30 per share, and the bonds are selling for 105 percent of par, what would be the weight used for common stock in the computation of Solar Shades' WACC?

• A) 33.33 percent
• B) 44.35 percent
• C) 46.42 percent
• D) 66.61 percent

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