Calculate Bodacious Bodywear's Weighted Average Cost of Capital Under the Following

question 72

Multiple Choice

Calculate Bodacious Bodywear's weighted average cost of capital under the following conditions:
*The firm has 30% debt, 10% preferred stock, and 60% equity.
*The cost of common equity is 14% and the cost of preferred stock is 9%.
*The firm's debt has a before-tax cost of debt of 10% (including flotation costs) .
*The firm is in the 40% tax bracket.

• A) 11.1%
• B) 8.5%
• C) 12.3%
• D) 10.5%

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