AAA Mining Company needs to determine its cost of capital for capital budgeting purposes. The first has the following information:
Market Price of Outstanding Bonds: $940.00
Coupon Rate: 8.25%
Maturity Value of the Bonds: $1000.00
Years to Maturity: 12
Corporate Tax Rate: 40%
Market Value of Outstanding Preferred Stock: $57.25
Par Value: $100.00
Dividend Rate (Taken on Par): 6%
Market Price of Common Stock: $72.00
Projected Common Stock Dividend: $5.00
Expected Dividend Growth Rate: 6%
Net Proceeds/Share of Sale of New Stock: $66.50
Current Capital structure based on book values appears below:
Bonds: $2500000
Preferred Stock: $1500000
Common Stock ($50 par): $3700000
Retained Earnings: $2300000
Total Capital: $10000000
Calculate the weighted average cost of capital for AAA Mining based on market value weights.