Weighted average cost of capital [LO1]
Sauer Milk, Inc., wants to determine the minimum cost of capital point for the firm. Assume it is considering the following financial plans:
Cost (aftertax) Weights
Plan A
Debt 6.0% 25%
Preferred stock 12.0 15
Common equity 16.0 60
Plan B
Debt 6.2% 35%
Preferred stock 12.2 15
Common equity 17.0 50
Plan C
Debt 7.0% 45%
Preferred stock 11.7 15
Common equity 7.6 40
Plan D
Debt 7.0% 55%
Preferred stock 12.6 15
Common equity 9.8 30
(a-1) Compute the weighted average cost for four plans. (Round your intermediate and final answers to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.)
Weighted cost
Plan A __?__%
Plan B __?__%
Plan C __?__%
Plan D __?__%