ABC Incorporated Shares Are Currently Trading for $32 Per Share

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Essay

ABC Incorporated shares are currently trading for $32 per share. The firm has 1.13 billion shares outstanding. In addition, the market value of the firm's outstanding debt is $2 billion. The 10-year Treasury bond rate is 6.25%. ABC has an outstanding credit record and has earned an AAA rating from the major credit rating agencies. The current interest rate on AAA corporate bonds is 6.45%. The historical risk premium for stocks over the risk-free rate of return is 5.5 percentage points. The firm's beta is estimated to be 1.1 and its marginal tax rate, including federal, state, and local taxes is 40%.
a. What is the cost of equity?
b. What is the after-tax cost of debt?
c. What is the cost of capital?

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Definitions:

Accrued Expenses

Expenses that have been incurred but not yet paid or recorded by a company, representing obligations that exist at the balance sheet date.

Accounts Payable

Liabilities of a business that represent its obligations to pay for goods or services it has received but not yet paid for.

Accounts Receivable

Money owed to a business by its clients or customers for goods or services provided on credit.

Statement of Cash Flows

A financial report detailing the cash inflows and outflows from operating, investing, and financing activities of a company over a period.