What is the firms weighted average cost of capital


Phillips Equipment has 80,000 bonds outstanding with a par value of $1,000 each and a quoted price of 103. The bonds carry a 7.75% coupon that is payable semiannually and mature in 25 years. The company also has 750,000 shares of 7 percent preferred stock and 2.5 million shares of common stock outstanding. The preferred stock sells for $65 a share. The common stock has a beta of 1.34 and sells for $42 a share. The U.S. Treasury bill is yielding 2.8 percent and the return on the market is 11.2 percent. The corporate tax rate is 38 percent. What is the firm's weighted average cost of capital?

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