Simpson Department Store Simpson Department Stores Operates Retail Department Store Chains Throughout the Chains

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Essay

Simpson Department Store
Simpson Department Stores operates retail department store chains throughout the United States.At the end of Year 10, Simpson reports debt of $5,897 million and common shareholders' equity at book value of $4,400 million.The market value of its common stock is $6,895, and its market equity beta is 0.79.An equity buyout group is considering an LBO of Simpson as of the beginning of Year 11.The group intends to finance the buyout with 25 percent common equity and 75 percent debt carrying an interest rate of 10.65 percent.
-Regarding the equity buyout,compute the weighted average cost of capital of the new capital structure.

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