Problem:
The Basket Weavers Company has 100,000 bonds outstanding that are selling at par value. Bonds with similar characteristics are yielding 7.5 percent. The company also has 1 million shares of 10.5 percent preferred stock outstanding and 5 million shares of common stock outstanding. The preferred stock sells for $56 per share. The common stock has a beta of 1.2 and sells for $38 a share. The U.S. Treasury bill is yielding 3 percent and the return on the market is 12 percent. The corporate tax rate is 34 percent.
Requirement:
Question: What is Basket Weaver's weighted average cost of capital?
Note: Show supporting computations in good form.