he Saunders Investment Bank has the following financing outstanding. Debt: 54,000 bonds with a coupon rate of 5 percent and a current price quote of 106.9; the bonds have 16 years to maturity and a par value of $1,000. 17,700 zero coupon bonds with a price quote of 28.8, 26 years until maturity, and a par value of $10,000. Both bonds have semiannual compounding. Preferred stock: 149,000 shares of 3.5 percent preferred stock with a current price of $90 and a par value of $100. Common stock: 2,180,000 shares of common stock; the current price is $86 and the beta of the stock is 1.10. Market: The corporate tax rate is 24 percent, the market risk premium is 7 percent, and the risk-free rate is 3.4 percent. What is the WACC for the company

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Suppose that xtel currently is selling at $40 per share. you buy 500 shares using $15,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. the rate on the margin loan is 8%. a. what is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of xtel immediately changes to (a) $44; (b) $40; (c) $36? (leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. round your answers to 2 decimal places.) b. if the maintenance margin is 25%, how low can xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. how would your answer to requirement 2 would change if you had financed the initial purchase with only $10,000 of your own money? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) d. what is the rate of return on your margined position (assuming again that you invest $15,000 of your own money) if xtel is selling after one year at (a) $44; (b) $40; (c) $36? (negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. round your answers to 2 decimal places.) e. continue to assume that a year has passed. how low can xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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