Bill's Boards Has 20 Million Shares of Common Stock Outstanding

question 57

Multiple Choice

Bill's Boards has 20 million shares of common stock outstanding, 4 million shares of preferred stock outstanding, and 20 thousand bonds. If the common shares are selling for $30 per share, the preferred shares are selling for $17 per share, and the bonds are selling for 96 percent of par, what would be the weight used for debt in the computation of Bill's WACC?

• A) 0.83 percent
• B) 2.79 percent
• C) 2.87 percent
• D) 3.33 percent

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