Problem:
Jack's construction Co. has 80,000 bonds outstanding that are selling at par value. Bonds with similar characteristics are yielding 8.5%. The company alson has 4 million shares of common stock outstanding. the stock has a beta of 1.1 and sells for $40 a share. The U.S. Treasury bill is yielding 4% and the market risk premium is 8%. Jack's tax rate is 35%.
Required:
Question: What is Jack's weighted average cost of capital?
Note: Show supporting computations in good form.