Capital Co. has a capital structure, based on current market values, that consists of 23 percent debt, 1 percent preferred stock, and 76 percent common stock. If the returns required by investors are 9 percent, 10 percent, and 15 percent for the debt, preferred stock, and common stock, respectively, what is Capital’s after-tax WACC? Assume that the firm’s marginal tax rate is 40 percent. (Round intermediate calculations to 4 decimal places, e.g. 1.2514 and final answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25%.)
After tax WACC