Qin Ltd wants to determine its cost of capital to use in future capital budgeting decisions. The

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Qin Ltd wants to determine its cost of capital to use in future capital budgeting decisions. The company’s capital structure is as follows:


Source of capital


Amount


After-tax cost

Borrowings

Preference shares

Ordinary shares

Retained earnings


$600000

200000

1000000

700000


9%

7%

10%

10%


Required

Calculate the company’s cost of capital based on the information available.

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Authors: Lew Edwards, John Medlin, Keryn Chalmers, Andreas Hellmann, Claire Beattie, Jodie Maxfield, John Hoggett

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