Assume that you are on the financial staff of Vanderheiden Inc., and you have collected the following data: The yield on the companys outstanding bonds is 7.75%, its tax rate is 25%, the next expected dividend is $0.65 a share, the dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 6.00% a year, the price of the stock is $14.00 per share, and the target capital structure is 45% debt and 55% common equity. What is the firm's WACC, assuming it must issue new stock to finance its capital budget?

Group of answer choices

a. 9.96%

b. 7.98%

c. 10.12%

d. 8.75% (this one is wrong)