1. You are a consultant to Pillbriar Company. Pillbriars target capital structure is 36% debt, 14% preferred,...

Question:

1. You are a consultant to Pillbriar Company. Pillbriar’s target capital structure is 36% debt, 14% preferred, and 50% common equity. The interest rate on new debt is 7.8%, the yield on the preferred is 7.00%, the cost of retained earnings is 11.75%, and the tax rate is 38%. The firm will not be issuing any new stock. What is Pillbriar's WACC?

2. What are three methods for estimating the cost of common stock from retained earnings? Which of these methods provides the most accurate and reliable estimate?

Common Stock
Common stock is an equity component that represents the worth of stock owned by the shareholders of the company. The common stock represents the par value of the shares outstanding at a balance sheet date. Public companies can trade their stocks on... Capital Structure
Capital structure refers to a company’s outstanding debt and equity. The capital structure is the particular combination of debt and equity used by a finance its overall operations and growth. Capital structure maximizes the market value of a...