Assume that you are on the financial staff of Vanderheiden Inc., and you have collected the following data: The yield on the company’s outstanding bonds is 7.75%, its tax rate is 40%, the next expected dividend is $0.65 a share, the dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 6.00% a year, the price of the stock is $19.00 per share, the flotation cost for selling new shares is F = 10%, and the target capital structure is 45% debt and 55% common equity. What is the firm's WACC, assuming it must issue new stock to finance its capital budget?

WACC = 7.48%

Explanation:

We can calculate the Firm's WACC by using Excel.

Let's assume this is our Excel Blank Sheet.

          A                    B                                  C                    D

1   Particulars        Rate                             Weight          Weighted rate

2   Debt           = 7.75%(1 - 40%)                 0.45               =B2×C2

                        = 4.65%

3   Equity         = (0.65/(19 × (1 - 10%)))+6%

                        = 9.80%                               0.55             = B3×C3

4                     WACC                                   =SUM(D2:D3)

          A                    B                  C                    D

1   Particulars        Rate              Weight          Weighted rate

2   Debt            = 4.65%             45%               2.09%

3   Equity          = 9.80%             55%               5.39%

4                     WACC                                        7.48%

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