Mullineaux Corporation has a target capital structure of 60 percent common stock, 5 percent preferred stock, and 35 percent debt. Its cost of equity is 14 percent, the cost of preferred stock is 6 percent, and the cost of debt is 8 percent. The relevant tax rate is 35 percent. (Do not include the percent sign (%). Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))
(a) Mullineaux's WACC is _____________ percent.
(b) Which of the following statement is true?
after tax, preferred stock is cheaper than debt
after tax, debt is cheaper than perferred stock