You Were Hired as a Consultant to Quigley Company,whose Target

question 18

Multiple Choice

You were hired as a consultant to Quigley Company,whose target capital structure is 35% debt,10% preferred,and 55% common equity.The interest rate on new debt is 6.50%,the yield on the preferred is 6.00%,the cost of retained earnings is 11.25%,and the tax rate is 40%.The firm will not be issuing any new stock.What is Quigley's WACC?

• A)8.15%
• B)8.48%
• C)8.82%
• D)9.17%
• E)9.54%

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Definitions:

Contribution Margin

The amount remaining from sales revenue after variable expenses are deducted, indicating the potential profitability of products.

Net Operating Income

A measure of a company's profitability from its core business operations, excluding non-operating income and expenses.

Variable Expense Ratio

A measurement that indicates the proportion of variable expenses to sales, showing how costs change with sales volume.

Break-even Point

The sales amount where the total income matches the total expenses, leading to neither profit nor loss for the company.