Town Crier Has 10 Million Shares of Common Stock Outstanding

question 34

Multiple Choice

Town Crier has 10 million shares of common stock outstanding, 2 million shares of preferred stock outstanding, and 10 thousand bonds. If the common shares are selling for $28 per share, the preferred shares are selling for $15.50 per share, and the bonds are selling for 97 percent of par, what would be the weight used for debt in the computation of Town Crier's WACC?

• A) 3.02 percent
• B) 3.12 percent
• C) 3.20 percent
• D) 3.33 percent

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