ABC Co. and XYZ Co. are identical firms in all respects except for their capital structures. ABC is all-equity financed with $450,000 in stock. XYZ uses both stock and perpetual debt; its stock is worth $225,000 and the interest rate on its debt is 6 percent. Both firms expect EBIT to be $51,000. Ignore taxes.

a. Richard owns $22,500 worth of XYZs stock. What rate of return is he expecting? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

b. Suppose Richard invests in ABC Co. and uses homemade leverage to match his cash flow in part a. Calculate his total cash flow and rate of return. (Enter your return answer as a percent. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

c. What is the cost of equity for ABC and XYZ? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

d. What is the WACC for ABC and XYZ? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)