nd its common stock is expected to pay a $5 dividend per share next year. The stock’s price is currently $40; its dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 3 percent per year; its tax rate is 30 percent and its WACC is 14 percent. Calculate the after-tax cost of debt and the cost of common equity. What percentage of the company’s capital structure consists of common equity?

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A company’s capital structure consists solely of debt and common equity. It can issue debt at 15% interest rate, and its common stock is expected to pay a $5 dividend per share next year. The stock’s price is currently $40; its dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 3 percent per year; its tax rate is 30 percent and its WACC is 14 percent.

  1. Calculate the after-tax cost of debt and the cost of common equity.
  2. What percentage of the company’s capital structure consists of common equity?

 

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