J Ross and Sons Inc

question 65

Multiple Choice

J. Ross and Sons Inc. has a target capital structure that calls for 40 percent debt, 10 percent preferred stock, and 50 percent common equity. The firm's current after tax cost of debt is 6 percent, and it can sell as much debt as it wishes at this rate. The firm's preferred stock currently sells for $90 per share and pays a dividend of $10 per share; however, the firm will net only $80 per share from the sale of new preferred stock. Ross's common stock currently sells for $40 per share. The firm recently paid a dividend of $2 per share on its common stock, and investors expect the dividend to grow indefinitely at a constant rate of 10 percent per year.
-What is the firm's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) ?

• A) 9.5%
• B) 10.3%
• C) 10.8%
• D) 11.4%
• E) 11.9%

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Definitions:

Near-Monopoly

A market structure where one company dominates the market to such an extent that it nearly eliminates all competition.

Dominates

A condition or situation where one option is better than another in all aspects or circumstances.

Pure Monopoly

An economic situation where only one supplier dominates the entire market offering for a specific commodity or service, with no nearly identical alternatives available.

Price Maker

A firm with the power to influence the price at which it sells its product, typically because it does not face significant competition.