A company has the following capital structure: Target weightings: 30% debt, 20% preferred stock, 50% common equity. Tax Rate: 35%. The firm can issue $1000 face value, 7.00% semi-annual coupon debt with a 15-year maturity for a price of $1047.46. An 8.0% dividend preferred stock issue has a value of $35 per share. The company’s growth rate is estimated at 6.0%. The company’s common shares have a value of $40 and a dividend in year 0 of DO = $3.00. The company’s weighted average cost of capital is closest to:()
A. 9.84%.
B. 9.28%.
C. 9.21%.