Compute the firms cost of debt and cost of common stock


Task:

A Company has the following sources of financing reported on its balance sheet:

Liabilities & Equity:

Debt (13% coupon bonds, $1000 face value)--> Book Value= $4,000,000
Common stock, 100,000 shares-->    Book Value=$6,000,000
Total    $10,000,000

The bonds are currently selling for $900, and have a yield-to-maturity of 15%. The common stock is currently priced at $70 per share, and has an estimated beta of 1.5. The current risk-free rate is 6%, and the expected return on the market portfolio is 16%. The company pays taxes at the rate of 40%.

Compute the firm's Cost of debt, cost of common stock, estimated weight of debt, estimated weight of common stock, and the weighted average cost of capital.

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