Cup Cake Ltd

question 120

Multiple Choice

Cup Cake Ltd. has 20 million shares of stock outstanding selling at $25 per share and an issue of $30 million in 8 percent, annual coupon bonds with a maturity of 16 years, selling at 98 percent of par ($1,000) . If Cup Cake's weighted average tax rate is 21 percent, its next dividend is expected to be $2.00 per share, and all future dividends are expected to grow at 4 percent per year, indefinitely, what is its WACC?

• A) 7.94 percent
• B) 10.00 percent
• C) 11.69 percent
• D) 11.79 percent

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Definitions:

Coupon Rate

The rate of interest a bond pays annually, calculated as a percentage of its face value.

Call Feature

A provision in a bond agreement or other loan instrument that allows the issuer the option to repay the borrowed funds prior to the security's maturity date under specified conditions.

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