Find weighted average cost of capital by book value weights


Weighted Average Cost of Capital. Valie Enterprises, Inc., has compiled the following investments:

Type of Capital

Book Value

Market Value

After-Tax Cost

Long-term debt

$3,000,000

$2,800,000

4.8%

Preferred stock

102,000

150,000

9.0%

Common stock

1,108,000

2,500,000

13.0%


$4,210,000

$5,450,000


(a) Calculate the weighted average cost of capital, using (1) book value weights and (2) market value weights. (b) Explain the difference in the results obtained in (a).

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