Equipment was purchased for $60,000. freight charges amounted to $2,800 and there was a cost of $8,000 for building a foundation and installing the equipment. it is estimated that the equipment will have a $12,000 salvage value at the end of its 5-year useful life. depreciation expense each year using the straight-line method will bea. $14,160.b. $11,760.c. $9,840.d. $9,600

Western electric has 32,000 shares of common stock outstanding at a price per share of $79 and a rate of return of 13.00 percent. the firm has 7,300 shares of 7.80 percent preferred stock outstanding at a price of $95.00 per share. the preferred stock has a par value of $100. the outstanding debt has a total face value of $404,000 and currently sells for 111 percent of face. the yield to maturity on the debt is 8.08 percent. what is the firm's weighted average cost of capital if the tax rate is 39 percent?