Answer:
14.52%
Explanation:
WACC use market values of common equity, preferred stock and debt.
Market value of common equity(E) =21000* 61 = $1,281,000
Market value of preferred shares (P) = 11000 * 48 = $528,000
Market value of debt (D) = 1.04*275000 = $286,000
Total Value = $2,095,000
WACC formula;
WACC = wE*rE + wP*rP + wD*rD(1-tax)
whereby
w = weight of ...
r = cost of ...
wE = 1,281,000 / 2,095,000 = 0.6115
rE = 15.6%
wP = 528,000 / 2,095,000 = 0.2520
rP = Dividend/Price = (8/48) = 0.1667 or 16.67%
wD = 286,000 / 2,095,000 = 0.1365
rD = 8.81%
Next, plug in the numbers to the formula;
WACC = (0.6115* 0.156 ) + (0.2520 * 0.1667) + [ 0.1365* 0.0881*(1-0.35) ]
= 0.0954 + 0.0420 + 0.00782
= 0.1452 or 14.52%
WACC is therefore 14.52%