The book-value balance sheet for university products


Examine the following book-value balance sheet for University Products, Inc. The preferred stock currently sells for $15 per share and the common stock for $20 per share.

BOOK VALUE BALANCE SHEET
(all values in millions)
  Assets    Liabilities and Net Worth
  Cash and short-term securities $ 2.0       Bonds, coupon = 8%, paid annually
    (maturity = 10 years, current yield to
     maturity = 9%)
$ 10.0
  Accounts receivable
5.0       Preferred stock (par value $20 per
     share)

4.0
  Inventories
9.0       Common stock (par value $0.1)
0.3
  Plant and equipment
26.0       Additional paid-in stockholders' equity
16.7



   Retained earnings
11.0






  Total $ 42.0       Total $ 42.0







If the preferred stock pays a dividend of $2 per share, the beta of the common stock is 0.2, the market risk premium is 10%, the risk-free rate is 6%, and the firm's tax rate is 20%, what is University's weighted-average cost of capital? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

  WACC

%

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