6.87%

7.21%

5.77%

7.11%

6.30%

A firm would like to estimate its cost of capital for a new project. The firm will finance the project with bonds and common stock. The project will require $10 million in financing from the firm. Currently, the firm has bonds trading on the secondary market at 90% of face value. These bonds have an annual coupon rate of 4.00%. The company has $20 million in debt outstanding (face value) with an average time to maturity of 10 years. The firm's common stock is trading for $20 per share on the secondary market. The firm has 4 million shares outstanding. The beta for the firm is 1.20. Currently, the risk free rate in the market is 2%, while the market portfolio risk premium is 5%. If the marginal tax rate is 30%, what is the weighted average cost of capital for this new project