Answer:
c. 11.02 percent
Explanation:
Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) is the return that is required by the long term providers of Finance for the Business.
WACC = Ke × E/V + Kp × P/V + Kd × D/V
Where,
Ke = Cost of Equity
= 15.8 %
E/V = Market Weight of Equity
= 0.46
Kp = Cost of Preference Stock
= 8.3 %
P/V = Market Weight of Preference Stock
= 0.05
Kd = After tax Cost of Debt
= 6.8 %
D/V = Market Weight of Debt
= 0.49
Therefore,
WACC = 15.8 % × 0.46 + 8.3 % × 0.05 + 6.8 % × 0.49
= 11.015 or 11.02 %