Longstreet Communications Inc. (LCI) has the following capital structure, which it considers to be optimal: debt =

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Longstreet Communications Inc. (LCI) has the following capital structure, which it considers to be optimal: debt = 25%, preferred stock = 15%, and common stock = 60%. LCI's tax rate is 40% and investors expect earnings and dividends to grow at a constant rate of 6% in the future. LCI paid a dividend of $3.70 per share last year (D0), and its stock currently sells at a price of $60 per share. Treasury bonds yield 6%, the market risk premium is 5%, and LCI's beta is 1.3. These terms would apply to new security offerings:
Preferred: New preferred could be sold to the public at a price of $100 per share, with a dividend of $9. Flotation costs of $5 per share would be incurred.
Debt: Debt could be sold at an interest rate of 9%.
a. Find the component costs of debt, preferred stock, and common stock. Assume LCI does not have to issue any additional shares of common stock.
b. What is the WACC?

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Financial Management Theory & Practice

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Authors: Eugene BrighamMichael Ehrhardt

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