Assume Ford Motor Company Is Discussing New Ways to Recapitalize

question 46

Multiple Choice

Assume Ford Motor Company is discussing new ways to recapitalize the firm and raise additional capital. Its current capital structure has a 30% weight in equity, 15% in preferred stock, and 55% in debt. The cost of equity capital is 16%, the cost of preferred stock is 11%, and the pretax cost of debt is 8%. What is the weighted average cost of capital for Ford if its marginal tax rate is 40%?

• A) 9.09%
• B) 9.54%
• C) 10.00%
• D) 10.45%

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Definitions:

Completion Percentage

In project management and accounting, it refers to the ratio of work completed to the total scope of work, often used for progress billing and revenue recognition.

Equivalent Units

A concept in cost accounting used to convert partially completed goods into an equivalent number of fully completed units for inventory accounting purposes.

Conversion Costs

The combined costs of direct labor and overhead required to transform raw materials into finished goods.

First-In, First-Out

An inventory valuation method where the oldest inventory items are recorded as sold first.