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(Related to Checkpoint 14.1) (Weighted average cost of capital) The target capital structure for OM Industries is 35 percent common stock, 11 percent preferred stock, and 54 percent debt of the cost of common equity for the firm is 17.9 percent, the cost of preferred stock is 9.5 percent, the before-tax cost of debt is 7.5 percent, and the firm's tax rate is 35 percent, what is GM's weighted average cost of capital? QM's weighted average cost of capital is % (Round to three decimal places)